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Robert Garcia is one of three Eastern New Mexico University students to make history in the Department of Theater by co-directing the first student-directed production to hit the Main Stage Theater. Michael Cristofer's "The Shadow Box" is supposed to be the biggest show of the year at ENMU and Garcia is thankful to be a part of this experience. "It's a first on the Main Stage," Garcia said. "It's considered the biggest show of the year because the most people will see it. Christina Calloway: Portales News-Tribune Eastern New...
Mark Gromley says the controversy surrounding the Boy Scouts of America and its policy regarding the ban on gay members strays away from what the organization is about. Gromley, president of the area's Boy Scouts of America Conquistador Council, associates the scouts with leadership, camping and merit badges, not the sexual orientation of the parents involved. "It takes attention away from what we need to be doing," Gromley said. But he's well aware that the national executive board of the BSA may announce this week a change...
People wonder how one bird has landowners and wildlife experts in a frenzy, but it's not necessarily the bird itself that's causing all the ruckus, but the potential of its extinction. A public information meeting will be held Thursday in Portales to discuss the lesser prairie-chicken, a species native to five states, including New Mexico, which has been identified as a candidate for federal listing since 1998, meaning it has possibility to be labeled as a threatened and...
Roosevelt General Hospital CEO Larry Leaming says there's a lot of uncertainty of what's to come from the Affordable Care Act. What Leaming and other providers see as such a nebulous piece of legislation has them concerned about the effects it will have, but Leaming says one thing's for sure, it will not change who they serve. "We're not turning anyone away from care and that won't change," Leaming said. "We'll fight to maintain quality of care. We don't belong to anyone other than the people of Roosevelt County. They're our...
Anne Jezek wants to know how two people loving each other affects Republican state Sen. Pat Woods, who has introduced legislation defining marriage as being between one man and one woman. Jezek joined ENMU Gay Straight Alliance president and student Robert Johnston Thursday in drafting a letter to Woods. As an advocate and ally of the gay community, Jezek wrote an impassioned letter to Woods on Facebook making it clear she's one member of this community who does not believe how he does. "Everyone should have equal rights,"...
The whistling of "Sweet Georgia Brown," basketball tricks that play with the eye and a spinning ball at the tip of his finger are all things that Harlem Globetrotter Slick Willie Shaw says he's blessed to be a part of and represent. Shaw is coming to Portales with the world famous Harlem Globetrotters Tuesday as part of their "You Write the Rules" tour, an event that's dictated by the fans deciding a new rule the team should play by. Shaw has been with the team for nine years. The Bronx native was a four-year starter at St....
There will be a new family business on Main Avenue in February. The Mountjoys, a military family, aren't new to Portales but their popular sandwich and coffee shop will be relocating to the downtown area. The mother and son team who own the Do Drop In saw an opportunity to move to the square when they got word that Bread Basket owner Lori Bollema was closing her business. The Bread Basket property is owned by J.P. Stone Bank. The restaurant was formerly known as the bank's Pioneer Room. Owner Kamille Mountjoy said they have...
Roosevelt General Hospital CEO Larry Leaming says RGH belongs to the people of Roosevelt County and he wants to ensure it will stay that way. In efforts to strengthen RGH while listening to public input, organizers began working on the RGH Foundation last year, which will give community members a chance to directly support the hospital. The foundation has been created to help generate financial support for the hospital as well as provide much needed resources to see RGH improve its services and grow, according to Leaming....
One Roosevelt County school district is considering the possibility of arming staff members in their schools in light of last month's school shooting in Connecticut. CMI staff photo: Christina Calloway Portales High School students walk the hallways of their gun-free zone school Friday after the last bell of the day. Portales schools Superintendent Randy Fowler says all his schools are gun-free zones and no discussion has been held to change that. Dora schools Superintendent...
Ninth Judicial District Attorney Matthew Chandler said he plans to retry accused killer Arnoldo Navarette, 42, after the New Mexico Supreme Court overturned the original conviction in a 1993 Portales murder case. The state's highest court issued it's decision Jan. 17, saying Navarette wasn't allowed to confront a witness at trial. Navarette was found guilty of first degree murder and aggravated battery with a deadly weapon at trial in September 2010, accused of the shooting death of Portales resident Reynaldo Ornelas on May...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) determined Tuesday probable cause of October's plane crash in Roosevelt County to be the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during an aerial application flight. Pilot Bill Byrd, a cropduster with King Ag Aviation in Sudan, Texas, suffered minor injuries after his single-enginecrop duster clipped a power line and crashed into a Roosevelt County cotton field in mid October. File photo An official National Transportation Safety Board report found probable cause...
Taekwon-Do student Sarah Victor, 30, has been dedicated to the martial arts for about six years. The Tucumcari native and stay-at-home mother suggests its one of the things that keeps her family together. She and her husband as well as three of her four children are students of Eastern New Mexico Taekwon-Do with Steve Blakeley in Portales. She says Taekwon-Do has helped make her a stronger and confident person. Sarah Victor Martial arts has made her more confident What brought you to practice martial arts? My husband worked...
Manuel Ibarvol told the weeping family of Jorge Alonso Quinonez-Hernandez in Spanish Wednesday, "love your son because you still have him and I don't have mine," then walked out of Ninth Judicial District Judge Teddy Hartley's courtroom. Quinonez had just been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his part in the April 2011 shooting death of Ibarvol's son-in-law, 25-year-old Jose Alfredo Montoya of Portales. Quinonez, 23, faced sentencing having already entered into a plea agreement admitting he was the driver for the accused s...
Guns on a school campus once seemed like the unimaginable, but now seems more common after Tuesday's melee at a Houston campus, which involved a shooting that injured three. Tuesday's incident and other recent school shootings as well as gun control were topics of discussion for Eastern New Mexico University students as they wondered about a possible active shooter situation on their own campus. "It's not the gun actually killing the people, it's the mental condition of the people holding the guns" said Bryan Harris, a freshm...
Christy Czerwien with Eastern New Mexico University's Office of International Student Advising says the presence of international students enriches the university by providing an opportunity for domestic students to interact with other cultures and customs. Czerwien says this semester her office is has a goal to develop and implement a sound recruitment plan to bring more international students to ENMU. There were 151 international students last semester. "This has the benefit of raising global awareness among our student...
The jubilant faces of Portales students glowed as they sang shoulder-to-shoulder in the Portales High School Auditorium Monday, almost 50 years since civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech. It was that speech that has been tied to freedom, equality and a movement that allowed those students of different backgrounds to sing together on that stage, let alone attend school together. A crowd of nearly 200 people filled the PHS auditorium to continue "Celebrating the Dream," as...
Roosevelt County Sheriff Darren Hooker says he swore an oath to the U.S. Constitution, not the federal government. So if a federal ban on assault rifles was to become a federal law, he's made it clear it wouldn't be enforced in the county. "The sheriffs don't enforce federal law, and therefore I wouldn't have to worry about it," Hooker said. "It's a federal law and I don't have to." Hooker joins sheriffs across the nation in opposition against the possibility of an assault rifle ban, after President Barack Obama proposed...
Local employers say they still have a lot of questions about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) after attending a seminar Thursday meant to explain how the law will affect them. The Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce hosted a healthcare insurance luncheon seminar at the Yam Theatre, hoping to offer insight as to how the ACA will affect the insurance they offer their employees. CHRISTINA CALLOWAY: Portales News-Tribune Guest speaker and insurance partner Danny Koch talks to local...
The sound of thuds, groans and sarcastic attitudes painted a picture of dry humor as Eastern New Mexico University students and staff engaged in a back and forth dialogue while reading from the script, "Will Someone Please Tell Me What's Going on Here?" An open audition was held for the radio drama Wednesday in ENMU's School of Communication Building. This is the second production of Theater of the Mind, an ENMU radio drama series organized by ENMU professor Jim Lee. Christina Calloway: Portales News-Tribune Eastern New...
Chase L. Sturdevant ENMU student regent Chase L. Sturdevant of Silver City was named Eastern New Mexico University's student regent by Gov. Susana Martinez last week. Sturdevant, a junior majoring in psychology, will serve as a student representative and a voting member on the ENMU Board of Regents for the course of one year. Sturdevant said the selection process was lengthy, which involved an extensive application packet and interviews with student senators, ENMU President Steven Gamble and a representative of the...
The former Portales Dairy Queen building is remaining vacant because Roma's Italian Restaurant will no longer be coming to Portales, Roosevelt County Community Development Corporation Director Doug Redmond said Tuesday. Mario Arjula, owner of Clovis' Roma's, had plans to open up a cafe-style restaurant, which would have served pasta and pizza, in late October. Redmond confirmed that Arjula will no longer bring his business here but declined to say why. Arjula was not immediately available. With this new vacancy, Redmond said...
Owners of Ashley Furniture in Portales are preparing to expand their services to Clovis at a location on Prince Street. Cassidy Self, part-owner of the store along with her father Max Merrick, said they wanted to open up an additional location in Clovis to better serve the community. "With all the growth happening, we felt there was a need for Ashley Furniture in Clovis," Self said. Christina Calloway: Portales News-Tribune Ashley Furniture General Manager Jesus Tovar tidies up one of their store displays Tuesday. Tovar says...
If you don't have your address visible on your home, you may have to change that soon. There is a proposal on the table for the city to create an ordinance that would require residential addresses be visible in the event of emergency. "It's not a notice of intent, it's just a request from the police department," said City Clerk Joan Martinez-Terry. "We're not trying to fine people, it's more of a public safety issue." The issue will be brought forth by the Portales Police Department to the Portales City Council tonight at...
After the area has been declared a disaster from experiencing the effects of a severe three-year drought, eastern New Mexico farmers are now eligible for emergency drought assistance but local farmers aren't buying. Nineteen counties in New Mexico and hundreds across the nation have been designated as primary natural disaster areas to the recent drought and the U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing assistance in the form of emergency loans. Lawrence Rael, USDA state executive director, said the program will provide...
Eastern New Mexico University and Clovis Community College have a fight on their hands in this upcoming legislative session in Santa Fe. ENMU President Steven Gamble says their primary concern is the security of the state lottery scholarship program while CCC President Becky Rowley says CCC stands with other two-year institutions in asking for additional funding for incentive measures. "Our number one priority is to try and secure enough funding to make the lottery remain at 100 percent for the students," Gamble said. Gamble...
