Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Staff report In Portales, the beginning of springtime brings a science fiction storm to Eastern New Mexico University. Community members, students and sci-fi buffs swarm ENMU each year to celebrate Jack Williamson, one of the genre’s pioneers and former ENMU faculty member. Today and Friday a series of events and workshops will take place on ENMU’s campus for authors, writers and lovers of the genre. This year makes 38 for the annual Jack Williamson Lectureship, which has been marching on strong even after the sci-fi gia...
Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Tuesday • 2:53 a.m.: Suspicious circumstances, location unknown. • 7:14 a.m.: Prisoner transport, 100 block of Airport Road. • 7:36 a.m.: Theft, U.S. 70. • 7:59 a.m.: Ambulance requested, 400 block of Avenue A. • 8:57 a.m.: Prisoner transport, 100 block of Airport Road. • 9:04 a.m.: Animal complaint, 1900 block of West Second Street. • 9:19 a.m.: Welfare check, U.S. 70. • 9:43 a.m.: Welfare check, 1600 block of West Second Street. • 9:45 a.m.: Animal complaint,...
Today Step aerobics — 4 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. Information: 356-8598. Preschool Storytime — 6 p.m., Portales Public Library. Information: 356-3940. Jack Williamson Lectureship — 6 p.m., Campus Union Building, Sandia Room. A reading with Drynda Jones. Information: Patrice Caldwell, 562-2315. Friday Aerobics — 7:30 a.m., Portales Recreation Center. Information: 356-8598. Step aerobics — 4 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. Information: 356-8598. Jack Williamson Lectureship — 10 a.m.- 11:30 a.m., Campus Union Build...
link Betty Williamson Betty Williams PNT columnist Darynda Jones is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author, but the newest chapter in her life story opens this week in her hometown as she settles into the guest of honor seat for the 38th annual Jack Williamson Lectureship at ENMU. Darynda’s appearance marks a couple of firsts for the long-running Lectureship: She’s the first paranormal mystery writer and the first former student of Jack’s to be honored at this...
Staff writer [email protected] Lindsey-Steiner Elementary sixth-grader Paige Gard was tired of classmates making fun of her and being mean. So, Gard joined Be a Friend First, or BFF, lunch group started by Tammy Hunton, counselor, and Tera Wong-Williams, the youth development specialist with Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails. The group’s goal is to help girls develop friendship skills, learn what to do when being bullied or witness bullying, and gain self-awareness, skills G...
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Editor’s note: Names of some honor-roll students may not be listed due to parents’ privacy concerns. Portales schools Valencia Elementary Third grade A honor roll Matthew Enrique Aranda Valeria Arango Emma Rose Baca Timothy Biersdorfer Jenna Kate Brown Jazper Kenneth Burrow Yajaira Ceniceros Berdena Marie DeGroot Haley Lorrayne Disney Xandria Dawn Dobbins Kymberlyn Shae Essary Aydenn John Criestos Garcia Joseph Anthony Garcia Miguel Malaquias Gomez Alivia Jade Gonzales Dylan Christopher Horton Sierah Jewel Ibarra Karen Iva...
Senior writer [email protected] Kristi Guss said she is praying her husband can come home soon. She does not believe he tried to hire someone to kill her, as alleged in federal court documents. Cody Guss, 36, is in the custody of U.S. marshals who have declined to reveal his exact whereabouts. Officials say the Portales handyman and father of three met with an undercover officer of the Amarillo Police Department on March 26 in Clovis to provide the officer with a key to... Full story
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This fishing report, provided by Bill Dunn and the Department of Game and Fish, has been generated from the best information available from area officers and anglers. Conditions encountered after the report is compiled may differ, as stream, lake and weather conditions alter fish and angler activities. Northeast Charette Lakes: Trout fishing was rated as sporadic but there were a few good-sized trout caught by anglers using Power Bait and marshmallows. Cimarron River: Stream flow below Eagle Nest Lake was 3.3 cfs as of... Full story
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Staff ROSWELL — The Portales High softball team had something of a rarity in recent years early on Tuesday evening — a losing streak. However, the Lady Rams will host Clovis on Thursday with a chance to start another winning streak after splitting against Roswell High, losing 9-5 in the opener before winning 11-7. The second game, won with senior Francis Armijo making a rare pitching perfrormance, was a bright spot on the last few days following its 5-0 start. “When you can get a split on the road, that’s a positiv...
Staff ROSWELL — Roswell hasn’t been a very friendly place to the Portales Ram baseball team so far this season. After a 10-8, 5-4 sweep by New Mexico Military, Portales (6-5) dropped to 0-4 on the road. Class 4A Roswell Hifh swept Portales last Tuesday. “Things didn’t really bounce our way,” Portales coach Dusty Nusser said. “There were definitely some plays we needed to make, and we didn’t make them.” PHS never led in either game, but rallied late to keep each game close. Second baseman Draven Saiz went 3-for-4 in the opener... Full story
Staff ROSWELL — The Portales High boys golf team finished eighth in the nine-school Spring River Classic, which featured mostly Class 4A and 5A schools. Freshman Andrew Underbrink led the Rams, shooting 42-38 — 80, while junior Ty Bergman followed at 41-42 — 83. Hobbs took team honors at 310, nine strokes ahead of New Mexico Military, while the Rams finished at 344 — 12 shots away from earning a team leg toward state competition. Meantime, the PHS girls were ninth in their first outing of the spring with a team score of 399,...
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