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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Portales running back Cruz Ontiveros takes a pitch for a 21-yard gain in the first quarter of Friday night’s game against Goddard at the Wool Bowl in Roswell. (Freedom Newspapers: Kevin Wilson) ROSWELL — Portales, 1-1 in Class 3A play so far, got a rude welcome to its first foray into Class 4A football for the season. The host Goddard Rockets, ranked No. 3 in Class 4A, built momentum behind a three-man attack of Jesus Baca, Tommy Spangler and Steven Chaves and rolled to a 42-0 victory Friday night at the Wool Bowl. God...
Two weeks ago, things weren’t looking too good for the Eastern New Mexico University Greyhounds. The Greyhounds were coming off solid spankings at the hands of Central Arkansas (51-0) and Southeastern Oklahoma (28-12), and their streak of seven consecutive winning seasons appeared in jeopardy. Now the Hounds have won twice to pull back to .500, and the outlook has improved as they prepare to begin Lone Star Conference South Division play in a 1 p.m. (MDT) start today at Abilene Christian. First-year Hounds head coach Mark R...
Senior Richard Canales of the Fort Sumner Foxes (3-1) is brought down by senior Brent Wells of the Cloudcroft Bears (3-0). (Staff photo: Andrew Chavez) Texico 34, Eunice 13 Records: Texico 2-2, Eunice 1-4. Impact: The Wolverines, who went 12-0 en route to Class 1A state championships in 2003 and 2004, snapped a two-game losing streak. Difference: Texico outscored the Cardinals 27-0 in the second half, pulling away with three touochdowns in the final quarter. Difference makers: Justin Garrison’s 49-yard run put the Wolverines...
RIO RANCHO — Clovis rolled the dice twice in the final minutes and came out winners of its fourth straight game. In what turned out to the winning drive, senior quarterback Devin Sweet kept the drive on a short fourth-down run and threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Rishard Matthews with 10 seconds left to give the Wildcats a 20-14 win Friday at Rio Rancho High School. “The worst thing that would happen is we go to overtime,” Clovis coach Darren Kelly said. “We said, ‘Lets see if we can get a first down and then get it in the...
Two weeks ago, things weren’t looking too good for the Eastern New Mexico University Greyhounds. The Greyhounds were coming off solid spankings at the hands of Central Arkansas (51-0) and Southeastern Oklahoma (28-12), and their streak of seven consecutive winning seasons appeared in jeopardy. Now the Hounds have won twice to pull back to .500, and the outlook has improved as they prepare to begin Lone Star Conference South Division play in a 1 p.m. (MDT) start on Saturday at Abilene Christian. First-year Hounds head coach M... Full story
ROSWELL — Portales, 1-1 in Class 3A play so far, got a rude welcome to its first foray into Class 4A football for the season. The host Goddard Rockets, ranked No. 3 in Class 4A, built momentum behind a three-man attack of Jesus Baca, Tommy Spangler and Steven Chaves and rolled to a 42-0 victory Friday night at the Wool Bowl in Roswell. Goddard (4-1), which travels to Clovis next week, racked up 363 yards of total offense and was never seriously threatened by Portales (2-3), who never got inside the opposition’s 30-yard lin...
Karl Terry: PNT managing editor Chuck Norris wasn’t in Portales Saturday but martial arts did take center stage as Greyhound Arena played host to the Yom Chi Taekwon-Do Association’s New Mexico state tournament. Over 140 competitors from five states took part in the open tournament which features competition in five disciplines. Sixty local competitors were a part of that mix. The youngest competitor Saturday was 6 years old while the oldest was in his mid-50’s. “You’ve got just about every level of competition out there,” sa... Full story
Eric Butler: PNT Correspondent Pickup trucks and horse trailers are nothing new at the Curry County fairgrounds, but — pickup trucks and horse trailers full of toys, furniture, exercise equipment and enough clothing for a small army? That was the Saturday morning sight as organizers of a hurricane relief yard sale accepted donations from Clovis and Portales residents. “It’s a good cause. I know that the people of New Orleans and Mississippi need all the help they can get at this time,” said Diane Tunnell of Clovis who unl... Full story
RIO RANCHO — Clovis rolled the dice twice in the final minutes and came out a winner of its fourth straight game. In what turned out to the winning drive, senior quarterback Devin Sweet kept the drive on a short fourth-down run and then threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Rishard Matthews with 10 seconds left to give the Wildcats a 20-14 win Friday over Rio Rancho. With less than two minutes remaining in the game and the score was tied, Clovis (4-1) drove into Ram territory. The Wildcats faced fourth-and-1 with a tough d... Full story
Karl Terry: PNT Managing Editor A home is a place for living and that’s one important detail that Scott and Janet Davis didn’t overlook when they built their house three years ago. Nearly everything about their home speaks of family time. The Davis’ home at 508 E. 16th is one of five homes that will be featured from 2-4 p.m. today during the Altrusa Home Tour in Portales. “Our home is simple and we try to reflect simple Christian living,” said Janet Davis. The Davises both grew up in Portales but had moved away early in...
CLOVIS — When Clovis Christian was able to get something going Friday night against Floyd, the Broncos seemed to have every answer. Brad Lee ran for two touchdowns, threw a 35-yard scoring pass to Jason Martinez and caught a pair of TD tosses from Kyle Kropf as Floyd won its six-man District 3 opener from the Eagles 55-28 at Jim Hill Field. Leading 6-0 late in the first quarter, Lee scored on a 4-yard run to set off a string of four touchdowns in less than two minutes. When the smoke cleared, Floyd (3-2) led 27-14. Clovis C...
Eastern New Mexico University men’s soccer team was struggling in the first half on Friday against Missouri Southern, but managed to get out with a scoreless tie. The Greyhounds were never able to get anything going on Friday and lost 1-0 in sudden-death overtime to the Lions in a Southwest Soccer Conference match at the ENMU pitch. The win was the first in conference play and on the road this season for Missouri Southern (3-7-0, 1-5-0 SSC), who got their winning goal when forward Neil Stoessel headed in a free kick by J... Full story
ABILENE, Texas — Sophomore quarterback Michael Benton rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns and threw for another score Saturday to help lift Eastern New Mexico University past Abilene Christian 33-30 in the Lone Star Conference South Division opener for both teams. ENMU (3-2) erased deficits of 16-7 and 22-14, then held on over the final 11 minutes to register its second consecutive win over the Wildcats following five consecutive losses to Abilene Christian. It was the Greyhounds’ third consecutive win following an 0-2... Full story
Florence Sherman Services: 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2005, at Westminister Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Florence Preston Sherman, 96, of Clovis, died Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005, at Laurel Ridge Healthcare in Clovis. She was born June 7, 1909, to Melbourne and Louise Wooding Preston in New Haven, Conn. She married Frank W. Sherman Jr. on Sept. 12, 1931, in West Haven, Conn. She was a legal secretary at Kline and Kline for 10 years. She was office manager of the American Studies Department at Yale University for 12 years. She...
Karl Terry: PNT Managing Editor Homeless. I never thought it would happen to me. Yet here I sit this week without my own roof for the first time in 26 years. It’s only temporary. We had our closing on the sale of our Colorado home Thursday and won’t close on the house in Portales until Wednesday. So, if everything goes right, my wife, the two dogs and I will only be homeless for a week. The other thing I never thought would happen to me is moving back in with my parents. Luckily my mom has taken us in for the first three wee... Full story
Jim Lee: Local Columnist As a human being I choose to live as a participant rather than exclusively as an observer. To me, this means trying to understand what I don’t understand, particularly when thinking about my own species. Sometimes this turns out as something kind of funny, sometimes something kind of sad. But it always starts with trying to learn. And answers always lead to more questions. Because of this, I have been trying to understand the mixed reactions I have observed from recent events. Since that terrible o...
The flood waters have not receded yet — indeed they have been augmented — but the devastation that is much of New Orleans has attracted a coven of planners, visionaries, utopians, reformers and moral uplifters to dream at the Big Easy’s corpse. They don’t seek to pick the city’s bones clean, but to feast on funded dreams during the reconstruction. To the country’s, indeed the world’s bien pensants, New Orleans, once the water has receded and the rubble is cleared away, represents a large-scale, irresistible virtual blank...
Portales Breakfast Monday: Cold cereal, graham crackers, juice and milk Tuesday: Breakfast bar, toast w/jelly, juice and milk Wednesday: Cheese omelet, flour tortilla, juice and milk Thursday: Ham, english muffin, juice and milk Friday: Cold cereal, yogurt, juice and milk Lunch Monday: Pig in blanket, baked beans, chilled fruit, ice cream and milk Tuesday: Chicken strips, mashed potatoes with gravy, chilled fruit and milk Wednesday: BBQ pork, roll, fries, chilled fruit and milk Thursday: Hand made pizza, veggie sticks with...
The Portales News-Tribune offers this space for community events. To submit or change an announcement, contact the Editorial Department at 356-4481 several days in advance. For Sunday’s paper, items must be submitted by mid-day Wednesday. Please keep submissions brief and to the point as space is limited. Sunday Lamp Lighters Alcoholics Anonymous — 7:30-8:30 p.m., non-smoking regular, 1223 W. Ivy. Hotline, 769-6052. Blackwater Draw Archaeological Site — Please call 356-5235 for special tours. Will be closed until first weeke... Full story
The Portales Seniors are busy with end of summer activities and are preparing for fall and winter activities. The second of two monthly game nights will be held at the center on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. This will be an ice cream social followed by an evening of fellowship and games. We urge all seniors to join us, and we especially invite those who have not joined us before. Those who have ice cream freezers are asked to bring a freezer of home-made ice cream. Others may bring cake or cookies. The first Tuesday night of the...
Skate park meetings start Youth and parents are invited to a meeting for the creation of a skate park at the Recreation Center. The meetings will be held 6:30 p.m. each Tuesday at the Recreation Center. For information, contact Lorenzo Baca at 760-7562, Jimmy Shiner at 714-5603 or Mary Carvey at 218-5048....
Portales Jr. High News Meet at the pole A good number of students and teachers meet at the flag pole Wednesday morning to join in the national “Meet at the Pole” prayer for peace and guidance. Ruben Tellez led the prayer, thanking God for students and asking help for victims of the hurricanes. Student council elections Andrea Brown and Raymond Ornelas will serve as co-presidents for Portales Junior High School this year. Makynsi Whited and Timothy Brooks fill in as co-vice-presidents. Co-secretaries are Terasa Shirley and...
Laurie Stone: PNT Correspondent Jon S. Jonsson was rememberd as a man of great integrity that esteemed and admonished others before himself. He was a composer of music that dedicated his life’s work and his love for music to the world. According to family members, his greatest contribution to life was demonstrated in his desire to promote the arts for future generations. Jon S. Jonsson died Sept 4, 2005 at the age of 71. Twelve days before his death, he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Jonsson was a sophisticated man of h...
CNJ Editorial The floodwaters have not receded yet — indeed they have been augmented — but the devastation that is much of New Orleans has attracted a coven of planners, visionaries, utopians, reformers and moral uplifters to dream at the Big Easy’s corpse. They don’t seek to pick the city’s bones clean, but to feast on funded dreams during the reconstruction. To the country’s — indeed the world’s — bien pensants, once the water has receded and the rubble is cleared away, New Orleans represents a large-scale, irre... Full story
David Stevens My brother in San Antonio sent an e-mail last week about relatives heading for his house to escape the wrath of Hurricane Rita. He was amused by the possessions they were planning to bring with them, including frozen food and old tax returns. So after you knew the family and pets were safe, what would you grab first if a wall of water was headed your way? I think these are my 10 most prized possessions: 1. Grandmother Gilliland’s busted mirror. My cousins shot themselves in the mirror with their BB guns s... Full story
