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Several readers have emailed that I am headed to an eternity warmed by, apparently, the mother of all campfires. After telling them I will stock up on wieners and marshmallows, they promise to pray for me. Because I still haven't felt moved to make a leap of faith beyond what is provable, I worry they are not praying hard enough. It's not that I don't appreciate sincere offers of prayer during times of loss and travail — as we all experience — I just want them to be acc...
Junfu Han: CMI correspondent Elida's Kaylen Jasso throws the javelin during the Class 1A javelin throw Saturday morning at the Friends of UNM Track Complex in Albuquerque. ALBUQUERQUE – In one year's time, Elida's Kaylen Jasso went from not qualifying for the Class 1A/2A state track and field championships to competing in two events. The junior was among the smattering of storylines for Portales-area schools. Floyd, Elida and Dora boys and girls teams weren't expected to make a grab at a team championship, but Jasso did h...
Joshua Lucero: PNT correspondent Ram sophomore leftfielder Ray Ornelas grabs a fly ball for an out in the top of the fourth inning of the first game Saturday. Portales survived a wild first-game finish, but the Rams weren't able to put away Bloomfield in Saturday's rain-delayed Class 3A state round-of-16 series. Eighth-seeded PHS saw a seven-run lead get away in the opener, then scored twice in the bottom of the sixth and held on for an 11-10 win before the ninth-seeded Bobcats took the second game 7-2. That forced a... Full story
The Portales Lady Rams were ousted from state Class 1A-3A tennis competition on Friday with an 8-1 loss to top-seeded Bosque at Albuquerque Academy H.S. The Lady Rams' only win came on an injury forfeit by the Bobcats to juniors Emily Walker and Jessie Privett at No. 1 doubles. PHS, though, did take Bosque to three sets at No. 4 singles, where freshman Ryann Privett lost 6-2, 1-6, 4-6, and at No. 6 singles, where sophomore Hannah Evans was beaten 6-1, 4-6, 6-3, and in a supertiebreaker at No. 3 doubles, where Evans and... Full story
By virtue of wins in last week's Lone Star Conference meet at Canyon, Texas, Eastern New Mexico University's Kaspars Briska and Joseph Metcalf are on the All-LSC men's track squad, released on Friday by the conference office in Richardson, Texas. Briska, a sophomore from Riga, Latvia, won the 5,000 with a Buffalo Sports Park record time of 15 minutes, 11.75 seconds, the fifth-best time in program history. He was also second in the 3,000 steeplechase, and his 18 points tied him for fifth-most in the meet. Metcalf, a junior...
Courtesy photo Senior Katelyn Lide ties her goat during last fall's ENMU College Daze Rodeo at Lewis Cooper Arena. Lide will make her third trip to the College National Finals Rodeo, and first since transferring to ENMU, from June 9-15 at Casper, Wyo. Eastern New Mexico University junior TiAda Gray would have been happy to jump right in to the College National Finals Rodeo after the Greyhounds and Zias ended the regular season in the Tarleton State rodeo on April 20. Gray is... Full story
Back in the days before satellite tv, cell phones, video players, Netflix and laptops, many ranchers in the west were isolated from civilization. Most had land line telephone service if they were able to string the phone line along fences from the paved road to the headquarters, which was often miles away. And electricity often came from gas-driven generators. You got mail 3 days a week. I remember when Mr. Simplot bought the Alder Creek Ranch 20 miles west of Denio, Nev., on the Oregon line, 162 miles from Winnemucca, the ne... Full story
Monday Aerobics — 7:30 a.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Zumba — 5:15 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Circuit Training — 5:30 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. $5 per class. Information: 356-8598. Portales Municipal Schools Board of Education meeting — 6 p.m., L.C. Cozzens Administrative Office. Information: 356-7000. Tuesday Roosevelt County Budget Workshop — 9 a.m., Roosevelt County Courthouse Commission Room. Information: 356-5307. Books N Babies...
Area road construction and closure information for this week: State and Federal Constructors Inc. will be working in Portales east on Second Street and traffic east of Avenue C will be restricted to one lane. Also, westbound First Street, starting at North Boston Avenue, will be restricted to one lane. First and Second streets east of Avenue C will be one late to Avenue K. Expect other closures on lateral side streets.... Full story
Jamie Wilsher gets no bigger joy than seeing her children grow. She only wants the best for them, to know that they're safe and happy and like most mothers, one of the hardest parts is letting go after seeing that change. But unlike most mothers, Wilsher sees her chicks fly the nest frequently. Unlike most mothers, she has nearly two of every appliance to deal with the ever-changing population of her home. And unlike most mothers, Wilsher isn't the first parent her children have ever had in their lives because she serves as...
After flipping their tassels from right to left, the Eastern New Mexico University class of 2013 tossed their caps into the air Saturday and Greyhound Arena exploded with cheers from students, family and friends. CMI staff photo: Kevin Baird Joseph Bone graduated Saturday with a bachelor's degree in aviation science. He is hoping to intern with Southwest Airlines as an airplane technician. Joseph Bone was beaming after receiving his bachelor's in aviation science. "I feel...
Decades back, in some hotel conference room in some city, a guy who owned the Burlington (Vt.) Free Press lectured to our newspaper management seminar about the Ten Rules of Success. The rules made so much sense I appropriated them as my very own over a period of more than 20 years straight when I taught at the annual New Mexico Press Association summer journalism workshop for high school students. My favorite of the 10, one that occasions the dreaded eye roll among my grandchildren, is Bloom Where You Are Planted. During... Full story
Perhaps you've taken part in a conversation that goes something like this: "And … where do you work?" "Oh, I'm just a housewife, a stay-at-home mom." "Must be nice not having to work outside the home." "Well, I suppose that depends on how you look at it. It's nice to be able to take care of my family — even if I don't get paid for it." And that is about where the conversation ends, or where you might want to change the subject in a hurry. On this Mother's Day, it's good to reflect for a moment or two on the myriad jobs mot... Full story
