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Articles from the April 8, 2015 edition


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  • Mayor: 'Help protect our precious resource'

    Staff Writer [email protected] A proclamation signed by Mayor David Lansford declaring April as Water Conservation Month calls upon each citizen and business to “help protect our precious resource by practicing water saving measures and becoming more aware of the need to save more water.” And when it comes to saving water, sometimes small changes can make a huge collective difference. According to the state engineer’s Water Conservation Program, if each person installed a 1.6-gallon toilet, New Mexico might save 24 milli...

  • New zone has challenges

    PNT Staff

    link Derek Major PNT staff writer I love watching sports. Kids, preps, college or pros, it doesn’t matter. If it’s on, I’m probably watching. But after 28 years of living in the Eastern time zone, coming to Mountain hasn’t been easy. Many media outlets list sports on Eastern time, and I’ve got to remember to subtract two hours if I want to catch a game from the start. As you can imagine this took a while to get used to and there were some mistakes in between. When I lived in...

  • ‘Cinco’ Boone named head coach at ASU

    Kevin Wilson

    STAFF WRITER [email protected] Men’s basketball coach No. 6 in Angelo State University history is actually a Cinco. Roosevelt County native Patrick Boone V, more commonly known as Cinco Boone, was promoted Wednesday to the top spot at the Lone Star Conference school. Boone, 31, is a 2001 graduate of Portales High and member of the Rams’ 2001 Class 3A championship team. He replaces Chris Beard, who brought Boone to the Division II school and Lone Star Conference member two years ago. In a release from the school, Boo...

  • Engineering students get internship opportunity

    Staff writer [email protected] link Courtesy photo: Lori Brunsen ENMU’s engineering group hired by ONCOR and instructor, from left, are Mike Urioste, Dr. Allamazedah, ETT instructor, Laurie Jacoby, Ricardo Hernandez, Kuuleiokealo Vonschriltz, Jon Patman, Lance Miller, Shawn Martinez(sitting) and Mathew Encinias. A group of students from the electronics engineering program at Eastern New Mexico University have been hired for an internship with ONCOR Electric Delivery. ONCOR...

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  • Our graduates — April 9

    Editor’s note: Following is one in a series of interviews with graduating high school seniors. Portales Seniors Katilyn Grubbs, 18, is interested in pursuing a degree in music education and has applied at Eastern New Mexico University. link Grubbs Grubbs was a part of the National Honor Society, band and choir in high school, and said she feels music really helped her academically. “I noticed when I joined band, I got a lot better in academics,” she said. “Partially because yo...

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  • To do list — April 9

    Today • Preschool story time — 6 p.m., Portales Public Library. Information: 575-356-3940 • Jack Williamson Lectureship — 6 p.m. reading with visiting authors in Room 112 of the Jack Williamson Liberal Arts Building, ENMU. Information: 575-562-2315, www.enmu.edu/lectureship2015. Friday • Ambassador’s Movie Night — 6 p.m., Yam Theatre. The free movie shown will be Big Hero 6. Information: 575-356-8541. • Jazz Fest — 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., Buchanan Hall at ENMU. Annual event that brings area jazz enthusiasts together for two...

  • Come on over to Jack Williamson Lectureship

    A bit of good news link Betty Williamson You won’t find it mentioned in his autobiography or noted in any bibliography of his work, but I happen to own a small, unpublished work by my late uncle, Jack Williamson. It is an 8 1/2 x 11-inch sheet of paper with these words written in blue marker: “Knock & come on in.” For the last 20 or so years of his life, it was taped to the door leading from his garage into his kitchen. When any of us chided Jack for posting a poten...

  • Pages past — April 9

    On this date ...link 1972: Addie Money, director of special education in Portales public schools, had been named Mother of the Year for New Mexico. She had recently returned home from a trip to the governor’s mansion, along with her son Jim, where she was guest of honor at a reception. 1950: Roosevelt County reported its January sales were up 5 percent from January 1949. Overall, New Mexico reported an 8 percent drop in retail sales and most eastern New Mexico counties also re...

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    Courtesy photo: Angelo State University Athletics Cinco Boone, a 2001 Portales High graduate, was elevated Wednesday to head coach for Angelo State University’s men’s basketball program. Boone had been an assistant at the school for two seasons.... Full story

  • Boone elevated to head coaching position at Angelo State

    Kevin Wilson

    STAFF WRITER [email protected] Men’s basketball coach No. 6 in Angelo State University history is actually a Cinco. Roosevelt County native Patrick Boone V, more commonly known as Cinco Boone, was promoted Wednesday to the top spot at the Lone Star Conference school. link Courtesy photo: Angelo State University Athletics Cinco Boone, a 2001 Portales High graduate, was elevated Wednesday to head coach for Angelo State University’s men’s basketball program. Boone had been...

  • Education Briefs

    ENMU Regent Leach Died On Monday, Eastern New Mexico University announced Brett Leach, a member of the ENMU Board of Regents from Roswell, died last week after a lengthy illness. According to the release, Leach was appointed to the board in February 2011 and his term was set to expire on Dec. 31, 2016. The Portales native taught law enforcement education at the ENMU-Clovis campus and worked in the financial sector. “Regent Leach was the epitome of what a regent should be,” said ENMU President Steven Gamble in the release. “He...

  • Unpublished work urges to 'come on in'

    By: Betty Williamson You won’t find it mentioned in his autobiography or noted in any bibliography of his work, but I happen to own a small, unpublished work by my late uncle, Jack Williamson.link It is an 8 1/2 x 11-inch sheet of paper with these words written in blue marker: “Knock & come on in.” For the last 20 or so years of his life, it was taped to the door leading from his garage into his kitchen. When any of us chided Jack for posting a potentially foolhardy invit... Full story

  • ENMU students chosen for internship program

    Staff writer [email protected] A group of students from the electronics engineering program at Eastern New Mexico University have been hired for an internship with ONCOR Electric Delivery. ONCOR is a regulated electric transmission and distribution company that serves 10 million customers across the state. It’s Texas’ largest regulated electric delivery business and the sixth largest in the U.S. Eight students were interviewed by Alan Edwards, a recruiter for ONCOR who hired a student from ENMU a few years ago and was imp...

  • Man to pay $8,000 in fishing penalties

    Staff report A Clovis man has agreed to pay more than $8,000 in civil penalties on a plea agreement for fishing well past legal limits. Bounchanh Bounsombath, 63, was arrested last May following a search of his home, and has since pled guilty to 10 charges of exceeding the bag limit of one count of unlawful possession of trout. According to a release from the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish: • Bounsombath’s home had more than 1,600 trout, surpassing the possession limit of 10. Licensed fishers can bag up to five tro...

  • Pages Past

    April 9 On this date ... 1975: A dust storm early in the week reminded eastern New Mexico it had seen less than 2 inches of moisture in all of 1975, but Mother Nature was quickly forgiven as the skies opened and nearly a half inch of rain fell in 24 hours. “It will really help the wheat and dryland farmers,” said Curry County assistant extension agent Billy Dictson. “As far as those people preparing to plant, it will slow them down, but the moisture will be of so much benef... Full story

  • Police Blotter

    CNJ Staff

    Following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations. Tuesday - 6:26 a.m.: Criminal damage, 2000 block of Kent Plaza - 6:41 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident with injuries, Seventh and Prince streets. - 8:23 a.m.: Resisting, evading, obstructing police, 200 block of Murray Drive. - 8:36 a.m.: Theft report, 700 block of North Main Street. - 8:44 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident on private property, 4700 block of East Mabry Drive. - 8:45 a.m.: Fraud, 700 block of North...

  • What's Happening

    Today Pre-K Story Hour — 10:05 a.m., Clovis-Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7840 Third annual Clovis Community Band Dinner Concert — 6 p.m., tickets, $35 per person 3 course meal, live band with sounds from Broadway, Disney and Jazz, Clovis Civic Center. Information: 575-760-6257 Clovis City Commission Special Meeting — 5:15 p.m. Clovis- Carver Public Library. Information: 575-769-7828 Saturday Bark For Life of Clovis & Curry County —10 a.m., Hillcrest Park. Registration at 9 a.m. Information: bark4li... Full story

  • Notebook

    Drink up ... Free water well testing from noon to 6 p.m. Friday at the Roosevelt County extension office. Coming up ... The state Children Youth and Families Department is partnering up with the Curry Cats football team April 25 at The Rock. They’re raffling off four bikes, with proceeds to be donated to a local non-profit to help fight child abuse. Tickets $5. Half off if you bring along three cans of food. Calling all geeks ... Check out the Clovis-Carver Public Library much of the day Saturday if you’re into board gam...

  • Concerns raised for neighborhood's future

    Staff Writer [email protected] A request to change several lots on Tennessee Street to commercial zoning has adjoining property owners concerned about the future of their neighborhood. The request went to the Planning and Zoning Commission Wednesday, where owner David Hovey asked for Lots 7-11 on Block 10 of Tennessee Street to be rezoned from a residential multi-family district to a mixed-development district. Hovey said he has four people interested in the property for commercial development, including a person...

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