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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Sunland Inc.'s plans to reopen its processing plant today were thwarted Monday by the Food and Drug Administration. Sunland Vice-President Katalin Coburn said Sunland officials were surprised Monday to learn the FDA was suspending its food processing plant registration, preventing the company from producing or distributing any food. Coburn said before the FDA's announcement the company hoped to be selling peanut butter again by the end of the year. File photo Sunland Peanuts... Full story
The Eastern New Mexico University softball team has added a pair of early signees for the 2014 season in shortstop/third baseman Audrey Velasquez of Las Cruces and pitcher Alyssa Cornejo of Riverside, Calif. Both will come in as freshmen during the 2013-14 school year. Velasquez earned all-district honors last spring at Las Cruces High as a shortstop, leading the Bulldawgs in home runs last spring while not striking out once all season. She also lettered in volleyball and track at Cruces, and is the younger sister of current...
Eastern New Mexico University Alumni Affairs coordinator Robert Graham sifted through his e-mail Monday afternoon in his office as he began e-mailing more invitations to ENMU alumni. "The idea is to raise cultural awareness of what it means to be an alumni," Graham said of his upcoming alumni event, The New Graduate Seminar in which Graham and his associates will educate recently and soon-to-be graduated ENMU alumni on the perks of being an ENMU graduate. Graham said the first-time event was inspired by the fact that there...
Thomas Riches has served in the Air Force for three years and has been at Cannon Air Force Base for two, so visits with family are few and far between. That's why Riches was grateful that community members put their money and efforts together through Angel Arms, a local non-profit, to send him home to central New Jersey last Christmas. "It was a great experience," Riches said. "I think the partnership between the community and the base was really good." Thomas Riches: Courtesy...
?? Prize drawings and free breakfast were among the ways local retailers plied shoppers on Black Friday. Burns Do It Center staff prepared grilled pancakes in the morning to attract shoppers. Also, store merchandise such as kitchen and Christmas items were marked up to 60 and 70 percent off and a drawing for a $1,000 shopping spree was held. Burns Do It Center assistant store manager Adam Warren said staff saw a lot of new faces and business was steady throughout the day. According to Warren, Black Friday traffic tends to dec... Full story
I've been away on vacation. A nice escape from reality, we've been off doing our favorite thing… seeing new sights. But when we booked the get-away, there were a couple of dates that gave me pause. I do love a traditional Thanksgiving, so it was a very big deal to decide to be away from home on that wonderful day. The other date, always marked on my calendar, is the first Saturday in December. Making our travel plans I had to say, "Hmmm, I'll be missing the Holiday Happening." What a wonderful event! A festive day filled with... Full story
LUBBOCK — Senior guard Jevvon Hunter led four players in double figures with 18 points and freshman guard Jabril Durham flirted with a triple-double Monday night as Lubbock Christian slipped past Eastern New Mexico University 83-76. The Chaparrals (5-4) also got 15 points and nine rebounds from junior guard Jamaal Crayton, 13 points from freshman guard A.J. Luckey and 10 points eight rebounds and eight assists from Durham in avenging an 87-73 loss to ENMU (3-3) earlier this month at Greyhound Arena. Junior guard Rodney B... Full story
Today Cuddle Bunnies — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library. Books n' Babies program. Information: 356-3940. Movie and Popcorn: "The Lorax" — 4:30 p.m., Portales Public Library. Youth 9 to 12 years old. Information: 356-3940. Wednesday Free meal at St. Helen — 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., St. Helen Catholic Church. Ninja Vanish — 10:30 a.m., Portales Public Library. Preschool story time. Information: 356-3940. Alzheimer's "Savvy Caregiver Program" — 10 a.m.-noon, Los Abuelitos Senior Center. Information: 505-506-3114. Book signing ...
- Today's focus: Family G2 - Household members: 7 - Children: 5 - Special circumstances: The father of this family of seven just lost his job. - Clothing needs: Boys size 7, shoe size 13 1/2; girls size 6, shoe size 11 1/2; girls size 5, shoe size 9 1/2; girls size 2T, shoe size 5; boys size 6-9 months. - Toys list: Boy, 6, cars or anything sports; girl, 5, doll or any girl stuff; girl, 3, small tricycle or a doll; girl, 1, doll; boy, 5 months, any toy to help him walk. - Who's helped: Around 350 families who've asked the...
Portales police, sheriff and fire call logs: Wednesday 12:15 p.m.: Caller reported a hold up alarm, 2100 block Hayes. 12:32 p.m.: Caller reported an automated alarm, 100 block East Second Street. 12:55 p.m.: Caller reported a client having domestic issues with her husband, 1700 block Bingham Stratton. 1:01 p.m.: Caller requested a close patrol, 1100 block Libra Drive. 2 p.m.: Caller reported a female all over the road, 200 block South Roosevelt Road 11 in Dora. 2:02 p.m.: Caller requested an ambulance for a suicidal subject,...
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico peanut butter company that was shuttered after a salmonella outbreak will reopen its peanut processing facility on Tuesday and hopes to be making peanut butter again by the end of the year, officials said. Sunland Inc. spokeswoman Katalin Coburn said officials are eager to begin working on this year's crop, which is about 98 percent harvested. "We have lots of peanuts in the barn, so it's time to start shelling," she said Monday. "Starting (Tuesday) I think we are beginning with one regular s... Full story
