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Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., told a crowd of Roosevelt and Curry county agriculture producers Thursday in Portales he was pessimistic about passage of a new farm bill this fall in Washington. He said the proposed farm bill is tied to world trade talks, which he said have collapsed. “Chances are better than 50-50 we’ll end up extending the current bill,” Bingaman said. “There may be some tweaking, but I doubt we can come up with a whole new bill.” Bingaman briefly addressed the local dairy industry and its importance to the sta...
A 7-year-old Portales girl was struck by a pickup truck and killed Thursday as she attempted to cross a highway east of Portales, according to New Mexico State Police. Mireya Tarango was crossing the highway from a neighbor’s home to her home on N.M. 88 when she was struck, according to investigating officer Lt. Rick Anglada of the state police. He said the accident occurred approximately 4:40 p.m. Anglada said the investigation revealed brush obstructing the driver’s view may have contributed to the accident. He said tha...
When Susie and I were growing up, Mother made our clothes. Cloth World was our favorite store. Simplicity and McCall’s patterns were common things around our house. Mother would spread the material out on the kitchen table, lay the pattern over the material, pin the pieces to the material with straight pins and cut the pieces out. She would not take a step toward sewing unless the pattern was cut out properly and in place. She had to follow the pattern, or it all would be a b...
Before textbooks are opened, before instruction begins, students in these classrooms bow their heads to pray. “All of our classes begin with a prayer,” said Max Kralicek, an English and geography teacher at Clovis Christian School. “We believe,” he said from his second floor classroom, “the Bible relates to everything in life.” In the last decade, more and more families in Clovis have chosen to merge Christianity and education. Since Clovis Christian School opened it doors 13 years ago, enrollment has almost tripled. Th...
There’s a new look to the Village of Dora. Standing against the skyline, just east of the Dora Church of Christ, is the new water tower. Completed in July, the tower stands approximately 110 feet tall and holds 93,000 gallons of water. The capacity of the old tower was 25,000 gallons. “Our old tower had some deficiencies. It had been erected in 1963. It just needed to be replaced,” said Becky Fraze, Village of Dora clerk. Dora’s share of the $317,323 tank was $16,523, according to a press release from the Village of Dora.The...
Concerns that a child could be bitten, injured or exposed is the reason behind a zero tolerance policy for wandering dogs at bus stops and school grounds, according to city officials. With the onset of the school year, animal control officers plan to routinely patrol school grounds for loose animals, according to Animal Shelter Supervisor Louisa Maestas. “We get a lot of calls on stray dogs at the bus stops,” Maestas said. “The dogs will follow the kids, but (many kids) don’t...
Portales Municipal School District is moving forward with plans to hold a bond election in February. The plan is to keep the rate as close as possible to the current rate while extending the district’s bond payout period, according to Superintendent Randy Fowler. At Monday’s school board meeting, members voted in favor of allowing administration to go ahead with their planning to hold the bond election. Details are still to be worked out and approved but the money would be used for facility renovation and repair. Acc...
Jeannine Hendrix, left, rides the merry-go-round with her little sister, Dorothy, during Special Need Day on Thursday at the Curry County Fair. Jeannine suffers from Williams Syndrome. (Staff photo: Andy DeLisle) Her dark, curly hair flying in the wind, Jeannine Hendrix smiled brightly as she rode a painted white horse. It was the sixth merry-go-round ride of the day for the 14-year-old Portales resident, who suffers from Williams Syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes heart problems, low weight gain, eating problems and...
A 7-year-old Portales girl was struck by a pickup truck and killed Thursday as she attempted to cross a highway east of Portales, according to New Mexico State Police. Mireya Tarango was crossing the highway from a neighbor’s home to her home on N.M. 88 when she was struck, according to investigating officer Lt. Rick Anglada of the state police. He said the accident occurred approximately 4:40 p.m. Anglada said the investigation revealed brush obstructing the driver’s view may have contributed to the accident. He said tha...
This time of year is “bittersweet” for me. I see “Back to School” reminders everywhere. I feel a “tinge” of fall in the air and I remember those first days of school. New lunch boxes and crayons held in little hands walked into my classroom with eager expectations. Being a new teacher, I had no idea what high heel shoes did to your feet. At the end of the first week I found out. The first time I wore flat shoes to school, a disappointed little student remarked, “Teacher, how come you don’t look pretty today?” I had a lot of s...
Editorial It is painful to read or hear about the five U.S. Army soldiers accused of raping a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and murdering her and her family. If the accusations are at all accurate — and we must still presume the soldiers to be innocent until proven guilty — they not only committed this crime, they planned it and made efforts to disguise themselves during an evening fueled by too much whiskey and too much exposure to death and demoralization. The cries of a young girl for mercy can’t help but ring in your ears and m...
Too blessed to be stressed. That’s a saying I’ve been seeing a lot lately. But I like it better the other way around: “Blessed to be stressed.” Why? Because as I heard a radio commentator say, we’re blessed to be stressed because that means God has entrusted us with a lot of responsibilities, and he’s done so because he knows we can handle it. For students, think about that as a new school year begins, and for working adults, keep that in mind as you go about your work week. Stress in itself is not a bad thing, it is how y...
The sign in the health food store in Sydney, New South Wales read, “Sheep Placenta — On Sale! Half Price!” It was also printed in Chinese. My first thoughts were “Do they eat it? Rub it on? Make party favors of it? Kick it around like a soccer ball?” I’m guessing it is an ingredient in Chinese herbal medicine that is available in Australia but is still too ookie for mainstream McDonald’s America. While I was in Melbourne, I ordered a scoop of fancy honey-flavored ice cream that carried the warning label “Contains gel...
The Rev. Danny Sanders has been at the First United Methodist Church in Melrose for six years. CNJ staff photo: Andy DeLisle Kathryn Viggers fondly recalls watching her daughter recite her wedding vows at the First United Methodist Church in Melrose. A member of the church since 1938, the 84-year-old Viggers said she also particularly enjoys Easter services and social events. “We (congregation) have a sand hill picnic,” Viggers said, “and the kids bury each other up to their necks.” “We are here because of our Lord,” Vi...
Over the last several years, “Left Behind” has been a popular Christian fiction book series. I read the first book because I had met one of the book’s authors, Tim LaHaye. I found myself waiting for the next in the series to come out. Because of the series’ success, countless people now are familiar with the words, “left behind.” I became acquainted with the words "left behind” early in life, but they had a slightly different meaning. We were living in Kansas City, Kan., w...
It is painful to read or hear about the five U.S. Army soldiers accused of raping a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and murdering her and her family. If the accusations are at all accurate — and we must still presume the soldiers to be innocent until proven guilty — they not only committed this crime, they planned it and made efforts to disguise themselves during an evening fueled by too much whiskey and too much exposure to death and demoralization. The cries of a young girl for mercy can’t help but ring in your ears and make you f...
The other day I encountered a smooshed Southwestern box turtle on Kimberly Lane while tooling along on my bicycle. I paused for a minute to look at the little guy. No fuss, no muss, the turtle was just smooshed. “Well, I guess you won’t be in the turtle race,” I said. The turtle race I was referring to is The Great American Turtle Race. It’s set for 9 a.m. Saturday at the Curry County Fairgrounds. I’ve come to believe the turtle race is good for the Curry County turtle population. It’s like a big turtle convention....
Too blessed to be stressed. That’s a saying I’ve been seeing a lot lately. But I like it better the other way around: “Blessed to be stressed.” Why? Because as I heard a radio commentator say we’re blessed to be stressed because that means God has entrusted us with a lot of responsibilities, and he’s done so because he knows we can handle it. For students, think about that as a new school year begins, and for working adults, keep that in mind as you go about your work week. Stress in itself is not a bad thing, it is how you c...
