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Articles from the January 11, 2013 edition


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  • ENMU/Incarnate Word capsules - Jan. 12

    CMI staff

    Men ENMU (5-8, 2-3 Lone Star Conference) at Incarnate Word (8-5, 4-1) When: 3 p.m. (MST) today at San Antonio Radio: none. Last year: The teams split, UIW winning 85-70 at home in December and the Greyhounds taking a 75-57 decision in Portales. Last time out: Both teams played Thursday, the Hounds losing at Texas A&M-Kingsville 82-63 while the Cardinals won at home over West Texas A&M 66-62. Of note: While the Cardinals are coming in on a four-game winning streak, ENMU is out to snap a five-game skid. … UIW has five p...

  • EPAC TOURNAMENT: Top seeds advance to finals

    CMI staff

    Top-seeded Tatum and second-seeded Texico advanced to the girls championship in the Eastern Plains Athletic Conference tournament on Friday night at Eastern New Mexico University's Greyhound Arena. CMI photo: Tony BullocksFort Sumner junior Taylor Riggins tries to work her way past a Texico defender for a shot during the first half of Friday's EPAC girls semifinal clash at Greyhound Arena. The Lady Wolverines advanced to the finals with a 31-27 win over the Vixens. Tatum... Full story

  • Rams hold off late comeback by Elks

    CMI staff

    Get to the line about four dozen times? You're going to have to try harder than that. Make highlight reel plays? Maybe that will help. CMI correspondent: Joshua LuceroRams junior Isaiah Alvarado weaves his way between Pojaoque's Edwin Fierro and Adan Lopez during the second quarter of of Friday's Portales Shoot Out boys matchup against Pojoaque at the Ram Athletic Center. Destroy them on the boards? You're getting closer. Portales had to do all of those things, and found just...

  • Fullerton selected CHS athletic director

    Kevin Wilson CMI staff writer

    When Dale Fullerton first assumed the Clovis High athletic director's position in 2003, he did so as a former teacher, principal and assistant coach. Now he's a former superintendent, too, and he's assuming the AD spot again for the Wildcats. Dale Fullerton is set to begin his second stint as Clovis High athletic director. Fullerton, 62, was announced Friday to the position, vacant since May when Brian Stacy resigned as a result of a student disciplinary issue. "I felt like I...

  • Lady Rams dominate Hatch Valley

    Kevin Wilson CMI staff writer

    With the kind of start the Portales High girls got off to Friday night, they could have been competitive with pretty much any team in the state. CMI correspondent: Joshua LuceroPHS sophomore McKenzie Bucksath puts up a layup in front of Hatch Valley's Audrey Hackey during Friday's girls matchup in the Portales Shoot Out at the Ram Athletic Center. Against Class 2A Hatch Valley, the result turned out to be pretty noncompetitive, as the Lady Rams led throughout during a 46-17 dr...

  • Sunland eyes return to full production in March

    Christina Calloway PNT senior writer

    Sunland Inc.'s vice president said Friday they will be well ahead of upcoming Food and Drug Administration guidelines and to be up and running at full production in March. "Since we have gone through the recall process and the suspension, we are in very close communication with the FDA," said Sunland Vice President Katalin Coburn. "There are new guidelines under discussion...we have been advised that they're going to be mandated so we are taking the steps to not only be in...

  • EPAC scoreboard

    Friday BOYS Winners semifinals Game 13: Texico 70, Dora 55 Logan vs. Fort Sumner, 8:30 p.m. Guarantee games Tatum 45, Melrose 43 Floyd 68, Clovis Christian 40 GIRLS Winners semifinals Tatum 59, Floyd 34 Texico 31, Fort Sumner 27 Guarantee games Eunice 61, Clovis Christian 23 Grady 48, San Jon 30...

  • Air Force memo outlines sweeping budget cuts

    The Associated Press

    WASHINGTON — Air Force leaders will cut flying hours by nearly 20 percent and prepare for a possible end to all noncombat or noncritical flights from late July through September if Congress can't agree on a budget and billions of dollars in automatic cuts are triggered. In an Air Force internal memo obtained by The Associated Press, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley laid out broad but grim steps the service will be taking in coming days and weeks to enforce a civilian hiring freeze, cancel air show appearances and f... Full story

  • Air Force memo outlines sweeping budget cuts

    The Associated Press

    WASHINGTON — Air Force leaders will cut flying hours by nearly 20 percent and prepare for a possible end to all noncombat or noncritical flights from late July through September if Congress can't agree on a budget and billions of dollars in automatic cuts are triggered. In an Air Force internal memo obtained by The Associated Press, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley laid out broad but grim steps the service will be taking in coming days and weeks to enforce a civilian hiring freeze, cancel air show appearances and f... Full story

  • In Search of ponies: Feeling alive

    Sharna Johnson CMI columnist

    Everybody needs to smell a tiger now and then. Why? Because in that split second of imminent danger time freezes, and then suddenly everything starts accelerating. Sheer terror feeds a pounding heart, every nerve and fiber of being goes on alert, and heat rushes to the face — defense and self-preservation sets in. Muscles tighten and coil, the blood starts rushing and it's hard to breath. As soon as the realization that it was a false alarm sets in, trembling takes over as one tries to steady themselves. It takes work to brin... Full story

  • Second of three lawsuits against Ute water project dropped

    Thomas Garcia CMI staff writert

    The attorney representing the South Shore Home Owners Association dropped a second lawsuit filed against the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority. Thomas Hnasko of Albuquerque dropped the suit on Thursday; it was scheduled to be heard Thursday in the 1st Judicial District Court in Santa Fe. Hnasko said the association argued that the authority violated a 1996 covenant requiring lots to be used only for single-family residences and connected guest homes. He said after reviewing the case, he believed the authority could...

  • Portales plant in peanut butter recall rehiring

    The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE — The country's largest organic peanut butter processor linked to a national salmonella outbreak has hired back some of its employees. KRQE-TV reports hat Sunland Inc. in Portales hired back the employees after getting approval from the Food and Drug Administration to allow its processing plant to get back up and running. Sunland Inc. spokeswoman Katalin Coburn says the company decided to rehire the employees since the company got the acknowledgement and the blessing of the FDA and s...