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Articles from the June 2, 2015 edition


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  • Meetings watch: Civil Aviation Board

    Kevin Wilson

    The Clovis Civil Aviation Board met Tuesday at the Clovis Municipal Airport. • Interim Airport Director Cody Mills said work was 95 percent complete on new water line installation for the airport, along with the replacement of a hydrant and water meters. He said the work was expected to be done by now, but has been hampered by recent rain. • Paul Nelson of the city’s information technology department updated the board on new security cards for people working at the airport. The city is working to phase out old cards, and N... Full story

  • County commission goes ahead with lawsuit talks

    STAFF WRITER [email protected] Roosevelt County Commissioners are moving forward with negotiations in a lawsuit filed by former jail inmate Erik Pena. Commissioners approved a request Tuesday allowing County Manager Amber Hamilton to enter into negotiations with Pena. Pena, represented by Portales attorney Eric Dixon, filed a civil complaint arguing that Pena’s rights had been infringed by a detention center policy restricting attorney contact with inmates to 8 a.m. through 5 p.m., Monday through Friday only with 24 hours...

  • Letter to the editor — June 3

    Zia name change should be revisited The discontinuation of the Zia symbol as the mascot for the Eastern New Mexico University women’s teams has left many Zia supporters disappointed and bewildered. I wonder why this was deemed necessary, and why it was proposed without asking for more input from the ENMU community or having more convincing arguments. ENMU is much more than its administration, Board of Regents, faculty, employees, current student body, or the 446 students who voted for the change. What input was requested from...

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  • Pageant registration hosts rodeo royalty

    Staff Writer [email protected] Keep an eye out for silver-adorned cowboy hats this week — rodeo royalty has landed in Clovis for the 45th Annual Pioneer Days. Miss Rodeo America Lauren Heaton, Miss Rodeo Washington Katherine Merck, and Miss Rodeo New Mexico Kagan Massey made an appearance at the Miss Rodeo New Mexico Pageant registration Tuesday to visit with contestants. Starting today, five contestants will be competing for the Miss Rodeo New Mexico, Teen Miss Rodeo New Mexico, Princess Miss Rodeo New Mexico, and L...

  • Commissioners appoint successor for water board

    Deputy Editor [email protected] Curry County Commissioners appointed Wendell Bostwick to serve on the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority board after Caleb Chandler's term is up — but it didn't come without a challenge from Commissioner Chet Spear. Spear said he was under the impression an elected official must serve on the board for two years, and Bostwick’s term as commissioner ends in a year and a half. “I brought this up a couple of months earlier,” Spear said after Commissioner Tim Ashley nominated Bostwic...

  • Food resources receive additional money

    Deputy Editor [email protected] Three senior citizen food sources and the Eastern New Mexico Food Bank received additional money Tuesday from Curry County for the upcoming fiscal years. Commissioner Tim Ashley voted against each increase, after saying that a tenet of Christianity is to feed the poor. Ashley’s comment came after commissioners’ inquiries into a request from the Director of Curry Residents Senior Meals Association Cherisse Perez for a $15,000 increase in addition to the annual $1,843 they already rec...

  • Introducing the 'Kevin Reaction'

    Kevin Wilson

    Deputy Editor Most days, followers on our Facebook pages will see a question with the caveat, “Answers may be used in the newspaper.” Some make us laugh, some make our eyes roll and some make us applaud. We take a few of each and put them into a printed item called “Reader Reaction.” I think it’s time for something new. We’ll call it Kevin Reaction. Answers will appear in the paper, from my perspective. Let’s proceed: • All time favorite band and why? The Roots. Reason: Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson’s drumming in the final...

  • County manager granted contract extension

    Staff report Curry County Manager Lance Pyle was granted an extension on his contract Tuesday by commissioners. Pyle received no pay increase from the commission. Pyle’s contract was set to expire Oct. 31, 2017. The new extension is for one year, making the expiration Oct. 31, 2018. According to his contract, Pyle receives an annual salary of $114,726.77. Any salary increase, his contract states, is determined by the commission annually and is based on his job performance. Pyle also receives expenses to cover the cost of m... Full story

  • High school girls explore Girls' State

    Staff Writer link Staff photo: Anna George Dana Thalmann, left, Belle Toney, center, and Shondiin Lewis attend a meeting for their fictional city on Monday as part of New Mexico Girls’ State. The program started on Sunday and will continue until the end of the week. [email protected] With the help of past alumni and volunteers, New Mexico Girls’ State is exploring the world of government at Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) this week. Girls’ State is a nationwide progra...

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  • Musician Andy Mason wins two music awards

    STAFF REPORT link Courtesy photo: Andy Mason Andy Mason won two awards from the New Mexico Music Awards show held Saturday at Sandia Resort and Casino in Albuquerque. Mason has been a musician for 20 years and is getting ready to headline a 57-stop tour this summer. Portales musician Andy Mason took home two prizes Saturday from the annual New Mexico Music Awards. “I’ve submitted work and been nominated before, but this is the first time I’ve won,” Mason said. “It feels nic...

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  • Camping brings appreciation for what you have

    Helena Rodriguez

    As a child, my family took a few memorable camping trips during the summertime. link Helena Rodriguez Every child needs to go camping. In my early years, it was an exciting adventure. As a teen, it made me appreciate modern-day conveniences. One summer my parents took us camping in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Santa Fe and to camp in Villanueva, also in northern New Mexico. At the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Mom pointed out the green cactus with little red pieces of...

  • To do list — June 3

    Today • Roosevelt County commission meeting — 9 a.m., L.C. Cozzens building. Information: 575-356-5307. • Comic crafts — 10:30 a.m. second through sixth grade, 2 p.m. ages 13 to 18, Portales Public Library. Information: 575-356-3940. Wednesday • Preschool storytime — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library. Information: 575-356-3940. • Teen craft — 2 p.m., Portales Public Library. For ages 13-18. Information: 575-356-3940. Thursday • Guest magician — 10:30 a.m., for K-sixth grade, Portales Public Library. Information: 575-35...

  • Pages past — June 3

    On this date ...link 1955: The city of Clovis had set a record with construction of 254 new homes the first five months of the year. The previous record for homes built January through May, set in 1952, was 249, the Clovis News-Journal reported. Officials said construction costs for the year’s first five months were about $15 million in the city; that included costs for new homes and remodeling existing homes. 1941: The Portales Daily News reported that Will Bates of Pep had b...

  • Local arrested again on criminal sex charges

    STAFF REPORT A Roosevelt County man arrested more than a month ago and accused of child molestation was arrested again this week for similar charges due to more victims being identified, according to Roosevelt County Sheriff Malin Parker. Marco Nunez, 37, was arrested Friday and released the following day on a $50,000 bond. In April, Nunez was arrested and charged with felony criminal sexual penetration of a child under 13 as well as two counts of felony criminal sexual contact with a minor under 13. He was arrested and...

  • What's happening — June 3

    Today
 Toddler Time — 10 a.m.
Clovis-Carver Public Library, 701 N. Main St.
Information: 575-769-7840 Pioneer Days — MRNM Horsemanship Competition— 8 a.m.
Curry County Events Center, 1900 E. Brady Ave. Pioneer Days Rodeo Barbecue Kickoff — 11:30 a.m.
Bender Dodge, 3400 Mabry Dr. Pioneer Days Reception for Llano Estacado Quilt Guild — 2 p.m.
Wheatfields Senior Living Center, 4701 N Prince St., Miss Rodeo New Mexico Meet and Greet — 5 p.m.
Place to be announced. Economic Development Ad Hoc Committee Meeting— 3 p.m.
 City Hal... Full story

  • Schools should help PED revise evaluation system

    The New Mexico Public Education Department doesn’t dispute that the new teacher evaluation system is a work in progress, and that it’s a system that needs informed feedback to improve and refine its results. That’s important, because a few weeks after the second round of teacher evaluations have been released, there’s a lot of legitimate feedback that points out real flaws: • Feedback that teachers are being evaluated not on whether their own students learn but on whether students they have never met improve. •Feedback...

  • Schools should help PED revise evaluation system

    The New Mexico Public Education Department doesn’t dispute that the new teacher evaluation system is a work in progress, and that it’s a system that needs informed feedback to improve and refine its results. That’s important, because a few weeks after the second round of teacher evaluations have been released, there’s a lot of legitimate feedback that points out real flaws: • Feedback that teachers are being evaluated not on whether their own students learn but on whether students they have never met improve. •Feedback...

  • McDonald: State's festivals best part of summer

    All around New Mexico, we love our festivals. I suppose that’s true all over the world, but here in the Land of Enchantment, we have more than our share of unique events. link Tom McDonald And summertime is the season a whole lot of them come out of the woodwork. The space I have would do no justice to the totality of the hometown festivals across New Mexico — that’s better found at the state Tourism Department’s website — so, instead, let’s take a look at what spurs commu... Full story

  • McDonald: State's festivals best part of summer

    All around New Mexico, we love our festivals. I suppose that’s true all over the world, but here in the Land of Enchantment, we have more than our share of unique events. link Tom McDonald And summertime is the season a whole lot of them come out of the woodwork. The space I have would do no justice to the totality of the hometown festivals across New Mexico — that’s better found at the state Tourism Department’s website — so, instead, let’s take a look at what spurs commu...

  • Local theater group performs for kids

    Staff Writer [email protected] Actors with the Brickstreet Players local theater group played in front of a packed room Tuesday at the Clovis-Carver Public Library. Chris Cummins and Wayne Davies starred as the Hare and the Tortoise for the kickoff of the library's Summer Reading Program. “It was a treat,” said Krissie Carter, Youth Services Librarian. “It was just wonderful. I love groups like this, where the kids can see the live action…Hopefully it's inspiring to them...

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  • Openings available for leadership class

    Staff report The Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce still has openings for its 2015-16 Leadership Clovis class. Leadership Clovis, which graduated its first class in 1988, runs September through May with participants taking one day each month to learn about various inner workings of the city. The class, available to all chamber members and their employees, is $400 with an application deadline of June 30. Information: 575-763-3435.... Full story

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