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On this date ... 1961: An Eastern New Mexico University business fraternity had backed off plans to host a Teamsters Union speaker following criticism from the publisher of the Portales News-Tribune. Gordon Greaves said the Teamsters Union of Jimmy Hoffa had been repudiated by the vast majority of organized labor in the United States and had been branded by a Senate investigating committee as corrupt, with a preference for ex-convicts, extortioners and embezzlers as its organizers and labor-management specialists. Carlos Cunn...
STAFF REPORT About 1,900 acres of grassland near the New Mexico-Texas border was taken out by a Thursday fire that required about a dozen entities and eight hours to control. Staff photo: Tony Bullocks Arch firefighter Jody Nix prepares to battle Thursday’s grass fire. Lt. Scott Watson of the Portales Fire Department, commander of the effort, said the blaze was called in about 10:15 a.m. and knocked out around 6:30 p.m. No structures were damaged and no injuries were r...
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STAFF WRITER [email protected] Two county agricultural agents from Portales and Clovis recently completed a new professional training course for extension specialists. Luther Dunlap of Curry County and Ryan Craig of Roosevelt County earned the New Mexico Certified Extension Professional designation by completing a program called New Mexico Education Designed to Generate Excellence in the Public Sector, or NM EDGE. According to a press release by New Mexico State University, which controls the various county extension...
On this date ... 1961: An Eastern New Mexico University business fraternity had backed off plans to host a Teamsters Union speaker following criticism from the publisher of the Portales News-Tribune. Gordon Greaves said the Teamsters Union of Jimmy Hoffa had been repudiated by the vast majority of organized labor in the United States and had been branded by a Senate investigating committee as corrupt, with a preference for ex-convicts, extortioners and embezzlers as its organi...
STAFF WRITER [email protected] The 40th annual Jack Williamson Lectureship is taking place this week at Eastern New Mexico University and will see writers and colleagues from Portales and around the country paying tribute to the famous science fiction author. At a reading of Williamson’s works on Thursday evening, various authors paid him tribute, recalling memories of him. Joan Saberhagen recalled the impact that Williamson made in her life, as well as in that of her husband, the late science fiction author Fred S...
“I’m going out of town.” A common phrase, but if you hear a farmer or rancher say it, they likely mean exactly what you think they mean, but not what those particular words mean when taken literally. Whenever I need to tell someone I’ll be significantly absent from my usual place, and I decide to use the standard phrase, a little internal amusement at the untruth of the words is inevitable. “Out of town” is the definition of my home, not a rare or Audra Brown Down on the Farm...
Gender: Female Age: About 2 1/2 years old Breed: German shepherd Story: This dog was an owner surrender. According to Tony Martinez, animal control officer, she’s a relaxed dog that isn’t too energetic but still enjoys going on slow walks. Martinez said this dog is perfect for any family that is laid-back but somewhat active. For adoption information, call 575-356-4404 or visit the animal shelter at 1700 N. Boston....
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STAFF WRITER [email protected] After putting up 32 runs against NMMI on Tuesday, the Portales Rams offense was limited against their rival Lovington on Thursday but did enough to come away with a 6-3 win. Senior Grant Wagner pitched his way through the first inning without any problem, but in the second inning, AJ Ochoa took a Wagner fastball to the outfield, scoring one run. The problem for Portales was that Wagner tried to throw out the runner advancing to third but...
Today • Jazz Combos concert — 7 p.m. at ENMU’s Buchanan Hall. Features Ellen Rowe, John Sanks. Free to public. Information: 575-562-2471 • Tween day — 2 p.m. at Portales Public Library for ages 9-12. Activity: Board games. Information: 575-356-3940 Saturday • Jazz Ensemble concert — 7 p.m. at ENMU’s Buchanan Hall. Free to public. Information: 575-562-2471 • Quail Forever banquet — 6 p.m. at Yam Theatre. Tickets: $50 each, $70 couples, $45 kids/students/military. Information: 573-881-1224 • ENMU Women Lovers for Learning f...
Portales City Council The following were actions taken at the Portales City Council meeting Tuesday in the Memorial Building: • Councilors recognized the recent efforts of Portales students at the Destination Imagination competition in Albuquerque. Katrina Prince with the Gifted Program at Portales Schools explained that seven teams from the program traveled to Destination Imagination. One team took first place, two teams took second, two came in third, one came in fourth place and the youngest team came in seventh out of nin...
Staff photo: Matthew Asher Sophomore Juan Espanoza runs to third base as Lovington players rush to field his pop-up during Thursday’sgame at Ram Field. The ball was dropped and Espanoza scored on the next play, helping Portales post a 6-3 victory....
Last Thursday was the 21st anniversary of the death of Tejano music queen Selena and April 16th will be her birthday. She would have been 45 years old this year. Remembering Selena made me think of her movie, and then of the Spanish lyrics of a song in the movie which sounded silly when translated into English. In one “Selena” movie scene, her father asks young Selena to sing a Spanish song, “Reloj.” The lyrics go like this, “Reloj, no marques las horas, porque voy a enloque...
In telling the story of his own conversion to Christianity, C. S. Lewis recalls George MacDonald’s striking words: “The one principle of hell is — ‘I am my own.’” But what if I’m not? In our society, our culture, our world, our country, our very souls, we’re obsessed with the idea that we can almost have heaven right here if we just “get our own rights.” But what if that’s exactly backwards? What if the truly happiest person is the one who claims no rights? Be careful wi...
The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in southeast New Mexico is the nation’s only permanent storage site for waste from nuclear weapons work. The repository is closed because of radiation contamination caused by a 2014 chemical reaction in a drum of waste shipped from Los Alamos National Laboratory. But when WIPP is reopened, the U.S. Department of Energy wants to send nearly seven tons of weapons-grade plutonium there to store safely away from rogue countries or terrorists. Getting WIPP back on track is Job No. 1. The site is exp...
I see politics as a flawed attempt to get along with people you don’t like. Flawed, because using the violence of laws to try to make people do what you want leads them to pull the same stunt against you. It’s the ultimate “an eye for an eye” opera, which never ends unless one side stops. One sad thing I’ve noticed is people pre-emptively poking themselves in the eye — doing their enemies’ work for them — without realizing what they are doing. They do this by supporting the...
For the first 70 years of my life, males were required to use the public restrooms or locker rooms labeled “Men” and females were required to use facilities labeled “Women.” Most people seemed to be content to take care of their business in the designated bathrooms. Rube Render Public restrooms were provided by businesses for the use of their patrons and most other buildings open to the public (courthouses, libraries etc.) also had these facilities. All this was taken for gra...
The Clovis City Commission met Thursday at the North Annex of the Clovis-Carver Public Library. All commissioners and Mayor David Lansford attended. All votes were 8-0. • The commission declared Thursday as a day in honor of Clovis Christian School’s elementary division state championship in the National Archery in the Schools Program. All elementary archery division contestants are eligible to compete in the May 12-14 national tournament. Commissioner Ladona Clayton, also superintendent for CCS, noted the team set a sta...
Managing Editor [email protected] Thursday’s Clovis City Commission began with honors for a longtime spelling bee champion, and concluded about 75 minutes later with commission members asking the city’s nepotism policy be spelled out. A packed room came to the meeting, as Clovis Christian Schools eighth-grader Ariel Kokoricha was congratulated for her second New Mexico spelling bee championship in four years. Kokoricha will compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee May 22-27 in Washington, D.C. She won the state bee...
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Staff photo: Tony Bullocks Smoke from the grass fire Thursday along Roosevelt County Road A and State Line Road. Staff report About 1,900 acres of grassland near the New Mexico-Texas border was taken out by a Thursday fire that required about a dozen entities and eight hours to control. Lt. Scott Watson of the Portales Fire Department, commander of the effort, said the blaze was called in about 10:15 a.m. and knocked out around 6:30 p.m. No structures were damaged and no...
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Courtesy photo Paul’s Journey is set to perform Friday night at First Christian Church in Clovis. The southern gospel quartet is currently touring nationwide. Staff writer [email protected] The award-winning gospel music group Paul’s Journey will perform in concert Friday night at First Christian Church of Clovis as part of their ongoing tour. The ministry, which originated in Houston, is comprised of four members who travel nationwide to perform inspirational, rel...
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