Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Today Melrose City Meeting— 4:30 p.m. City Clerk Office, 105 E. Avenue B., Melrose. Information: 575-253-4274 Curry County Fair — 10 a.m. Curry County Fairgrounds, 1900 E. Brady Ave., Clovis. Information: 575-935-7000 James Bickley Ribbon Cutting— 10 a.m. James Bickley Elementary School, 500 W. 14th St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 James Bickley Community Open House— 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. James Bickley Elementary School, 500 W. 14th St., Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Friday Plains Regional Medical Center Auxilia...
Staff Writer [email protected] Last season, the Portales Rams said good-bye to their two senior quarterbacks. Rather than simply naming an heir apparent, coach Jamie Ramirez is holding an open tryout to see who will become the Rams’ newest signal caller. With six players vying for the job — two sophomores, three juniors and one senior — Ramirez said he won’t award the job until after the Rams’ scrimmage Aug. 28 against the Clovis JV. Ramirez spoke about all six players a...
Staff photo: Matthew Asher Junior Emilio Lovato works on the team’s “four corners” drill Wednesday at practice....
Staff photo: Matthew Asher Junior Ramirez follows through on a pass attempt during Wednesday’s Ram football practice. Ramirez is one of three juniors, and six players overall, vying for the starting quarterback job.... Full story
STAFF REPORT Downtown business owners in Portales are currently living in the dark due to no lights around the downtown square. link Staff photo: Alisa Boswell Portales business owners on the square are currently living in the dark as city officials wait for answers from the state on when downtown lights can be replaced. Portales City Manager Sammy Standefer said city officials are waiting on the New Mexico Department of Transportation to re-light the Portales town square,...
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STAFF WRITER [email protected] link Staff photo: Rae Arnett Children at the La Casa Health Fair line up to play Angry Birds at a booth on Wednesday afternoon. The La Casa Health Fair was in full swing Wednesday afternoon. The health fair has been held in Portales for the past 12 years according to La Casa CEO Seferino Montano. “It is a way of getting the community out and getting the community and children screened,” said Montano. This year marks the 50th anniversary for... Full story
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STAFF REPORT The Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that Senovio Mendoza, Jr., 33, of Carlsbad was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Tuesday. link Senovio Mendoza Jr. Mendoza pleaded guilty to kidnapping, armed robbery and escape from jail. In July 2014, Mendoza, an Eddy County inmate being held at the Roosevelt County Detention Center, assaulted county employee Leroy Manzanares with a pickaxe, stole his vehicle and led Texas police and the R...
Coming Friday: Columnist Pat Cantwell shares some secrets for a lasting marriage. She and her husband are celebrating 47 years together so she’s kind of an expert on the topic. Looking further ahead: United Way and Portales Ministerial Alliance are planning to host a special food distribution from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Aug. 22, according to a United Way news release. “New applicants can be seen from 10:30 (a.m. to) 11 am. The distribution will be held at Central Christian Church, 1528 S. Main St., in Portales.” The idea is to...
On this date ...link 1975: The Clovis Chamber of Commerce announced Gen. George Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, would be the guest speaker at its annual banquet on Oct. 17. Gen. Brown ranked under only President Ford and Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger in military hierarchy. About 400 people attended the Chamber banquet and heard Brown warn that the Soviets were gaining in military power. Tickets were $9. 1960: Roosevelt County had received the trophy for...
When my niece, Chloe, found out this spring that she had landed a summer internship with the Food Bank of South Africa, the first person we contacted was Sally Roberts, who spent 1988 in Portales as a Rotary Youth Exchange student from that country. link Betty Williamson Chloe’s internship was in Cape Town and Sally lives in Johannesburg (cities that we subsequently learned are 784 miles apart), but compared to the almost 8,000 miles that Chloe traveled from the United S... Full story
Editor’s note: The following is the last one in a series profiling new teachers for Roosevelt County school districts. link Cradock Come the 2015-16 school year, Kelly Cradock will be a new pre-K developmentally delayed educational assistant at Brown Early Childhood Center. As a teaching assistant, Cradock will be helping the head teacher in the classroom. Cradock is an Eastern New Mexico University graduate, and this will be her first time teaching. She previously worked w...
Today • USDA rural development home loan presentation — Noon at the Portales Senior Center, 421 N. Industrial Dr. Information: 505-761-4951 Friday • St. Helen’s Fiesta — 4-8 p.m. for the Ranchero bistec dinner and 4 p.m. for the silent auction. Information: 575-356-4241 Saturday • St. Helen’s Fiesta — 10 a.m.- 6 p.m., games, booths, rides and face painting; 10 a.m.-2 p.m., car show; 10 a.m. horseshoe competition; and 5-7 p.m., live music and dancing. Information: 575-356-4241 • Night of Astronomy — Sundown at Oasis St...
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DEPUTY EDITOR [email protected] Water conservation, Tres Amigas and gas prices dominated the Eastern Plains Council of Governments meeting Wednesday morning at the EPCOG office in Clovis. Economic and Community Development Planner Raymond Mondragon gave a report from well water testing that was done by New Mexico Tech in conjunction with a U.S. Geological Survey team during July. Almost 70 wells were tested, he said, and five were found with issues. The wells, Floyd Representative Toni Whitecotton said, were in Floyd and...
link Staff photo: Tony Bullocks Deanne Guthrie, 16, of Clovis, preps Frosty for today’s 6 p.m. steer show. Deputy Editor [email protected] Not all girls are made of sugar, spice and everything nice — some got a little itch for rodeos, rhinestones and ranching thrown in the mix. Deanne Guthrie, 16, the reigning Pioneer Rodeo Days princess, spent Wednesday afternoon in the beef barn at the Curry County Fairgrounds preparing two steers for the Junior Market Steer Show this ev...
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Staff report The Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that Senovio Mendoza, Jr., 33, of Carlsbad was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Tuesday. Mendoza pleaded guilty to kidnapping, armed robbery and escape from jail. In July 2014, Mendoza, an Eddy County inmate being held at the Roosevelt County Detention Center, assaulted county employee Leroy Manzanares with a pickaxe, stole his vehicle and led Texas police and the Roosevelt County Sheriffs Office on a high-speed chase before being captured in S... Full story
Deputy Editor [email protected] Water conservation, Tres Amigas and gas prices dominated the Eastern Plains Council of Governments meeting Wednesday morning at the EPCOG office in Clovis. Economic and Community Development Planner Raymond Mondragon gave a report from well water testing that was done by New Mexico Tech in conjunction with a U.S. Geological Survey team during July. Almost 70 wells were tested, he said, and five were found with issues. The wells, Floyd Representative Toni Whitecotton said, were in Floyd and...
Staff report The city of Clovis is continuing to look at options in providing a variance that would allow a resident to keep her backyard chickens. City Attorney David Richards confirmed he is working on a variance that would allow Mary-Beth Bouchard to keep her chickens despite current city ordinances. Richards did not confirm any details about the variance, citing attorney-client privilege. Bouchard said she understood the variance would contain a five-year window so she could make an effort to change the ordinances, allow...
Local columnist When my niece, Chloe, found out this spring that she had landed a summer internship with the Food Bank of South Africa, the first person we contacted was Sally Roberts, who spent 1988 in Portales as a Rotary Youth Exchange student from that country. Chloe’s internship was in Cape Town and Sally lives in Johannesburg (cities that we subsequently learned are 784 miles apart), but compared to the almost 8,000 miles that Chloe traveled from the United States, that seemed like small potatoes. Although we’ve not...
Coming Friday: Columnist Kent McManigal opens with a question: “What do you want badly enough you are willing to steal to acquire, and kill those who resist your theft?” The answer, he reports, can range from a smart phone to expensive shoes to a fighter jet. Then he suggests other ways to get what you want that don’t involve violence. Looking further ahead: United Way and Portales Ministerial Alliance are planning to host a special food distribution from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Aug. 22, according to a United Way news relea... Full story
A look at city permits for July, according to city records. • 3: New residential permits in July, the third lowest total for the year behind June (1) and January (0). • 3,160: Average square footage of the new residential buildings • 31: New residential permits filed so far for 2015. • 21: Reroof permits issued in July, topping April (13) for the highest month in the category for 2013. There were 18 different companies applying. • 74: Total roof permits filed for the year. • $4,466: Most expensive permit fee, filed for r...
Today Curry County Fair — 10 a.m. Curry County Fairgrounds, 1900 E. Brady Ave., Clovis. Information: 575-935-7000 Thrifty Nickel American Classified Night — 5 p.m. Four ride wristbands for $60 with coupon from the Thrifty Nickel American Classified. Without coupon wristbands are $30 each. Curry County Fairgrounds, 1900 E. Brady Ave., Clovis. Information: 575-935-7000 Tejano Concert — 8 p.m. Featuring David Lee Garza and Emilio Navaira Curry County Events Center, 1900 E. Brady Ave., Clovis. Information: 575-935-7000 Friday Cur...
