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Nov. 8 and Nov. 11 were two very...
BEVERLY HILLS--God bless America, and how’s everybody? • Dick Cheney was indicted in South Texas Tuesday for profiting from the abuse of prisoners at federal detention centers run by a private company. He owns stock in the prison company. It shows the trouble you get into when you invest with your heart. • Somali pirates seized a Saudi oil tanker and demanded a ransom Monday. They’re holding $100 million dollars in oil and they want a $10 million ransom. Whoever it is is also likely to be holding a math degree fro...
One spring when our mom bought baby chicks at the feed store my brother got some baby turkeys. He was about 10 years old, and this was his first money-making project.... Full story
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson had emerged as a likely pick as Commerce Secretary, according to officials. Richardson was a rival of Obama’s for the Democratic presidential nomination last winter. He dropped out after the early contests, though, and soon threw his support behind the eventual winner. It was not clear when President-elect Barack Obama intended to make a formal announcement of any of his picks. He has largely stayed out of public view since his election on Nov. 4, p...
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson had emerged as a likely pick as Commerce Secretary, according to officials. Richardson was a rival of Obama’s for the Democratic presidential nomination last winter. He dropped out after the early contests, though, and soon threw his support behind the eventual winner. It was not clear when President-elect Barack Obama intended to make a formal announcement of any of his picks. He has largely stayed out of public view since his election on Nov. 4, p...
HOLLYWOOD--God bless America, and how’s everybody? • Barack Obama vowed on CBS’s 60 Minutes Sunday he’ll lobby for a college football playoff to replace the current computerized BCS rankings. That’s how tenacious he is. The elections’s been over for two weeks and he’s still trying to carry the South. • The New York Stock Exchange opening bell was rung by circus clowns Friday. The clowns spent all day mingling with the brokers on the floor. The difference between a stockbroker and a clown is that little kids always...
Information on children’s books, creating a soothing home sanctuary, and making personal changes in our lives will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” at noon Tuesday and at 2 p.m. Saturday. Rowena Fullinwider, owner of Rowena’s Foods Inc. in Norfolk, Va., is not only a great cook and the head of a large food company, she also writes children’s books based on the her gourmet Jam and Jelly Factory. Jill Roe, consultant with PartyLite, will focus on ways to transform... Full story
Marvin and Beverly Baugh of Portales will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary from 2-4 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church in Portales. The celebration will be hosted by their daughters and granddaughters. The couple was married Nov. 29, 1958, in Topeka, Kan. Both are retired. The couple has two children and six grandchildren. The celebration is open to friends and relatives....
RGH Auxiliary The Roosevelt General Hospital Auxiliary met Nov. 19. Members were given flu shots before the meeting. The minutes were approved as read. Treasurer Wanda Martinez reported a healthy balance in the gift shop with all bills paid. Gay Weese is starting a program of giving newly-admitted patients a cup with a balloon. The auxiliary will deliver the gifts. The annual bake sale format will be changed this year. Special orders for Dec. 18-19 have been placed for chocolate chip cookies, a carrot cake and fudge. Customer...
Thanksgiving holiday PHS will be closed Wednesday-Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Classes will resume Dec. 1. SAT, ACT exams Seniors interested in attending a four-year university after graduation must take a college entrance exam, either the ACT or the SAT. The next ACT will be given Feb. 7. Deadline to register is Jan. 6. The next SAT will be given Jan. 24. Deadline to register is Dec. 26. Seniors should also be deciding which college(s) they intend to applying to as well as obtaining scholarship...
Penny Wars end Student council sponsor Sara Bulls and Principal Steve Harris took more than 360 pounds of pennies, coins, and paper money to the bank last Friday. Tuesday the bank returned the final count of $1,213.62. The seventh grade collected a total of $665.96 with $260.41 in pennies. The official penny wars rules were that paper and silver money deduct the number of pennies. That left the seventh grade with a negative $145.14. The eighth grade collected a total of $547.66 with $302.79 in pennies. The rules of...
Thanksgiving holiday School will be dismissed at 1 p.m. Wednesday for the Thanksgiving Holiday.... Full story
Thanksgiving schedule Monday — Full school day Tuesday — Students will be released early. High school will be on an abbreviated seven-period schedule. Lunch will be served. Buses run at 12:35 p.m. Wednesday-Friday — No school; have a great Thanksgiving! Sports Tuesday — Junior high (red) teams and varsity teams will host Grady, starting at 4 p.m....
The following books currently are available at the Portales Public Library. The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffery Deaver. Deputy Brynn McKenzie leaves her husband and son at the dinner table to investigate a 9-1-1 call at Lake Mondac. What she stumbles into is true horror, and she narrowly escapes from two professional criminals. In a race for their lives, Brynn and a weekend visitor to the lake house, Michelle, flee into the nearby woods. Stripped of modern-day resources, Brynn and Michelle must overcome their natural...
Freedom New Mexico A 24-year-old Clovis man was sentenced Friday to 13 years in prison for child molestation, according to the district attorney’s office. Nathaniel Allen Steward pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of criminal sexual penetration of a minor and two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor, court records show. According to a press release: • It was the second time in 10 years Steward was convicted on similar charges. • In April 2008, law enforcement was notified that the mother of a 13-year-old v...
Freedom New Mexico: Liliana Castillo Matt Hillsman, curator of the Blackwater Draw Museum, said Columbian mammoths roamed the Eastern New Mexico plains up to 10,000 years ago. A model of a older bull Columbian mammoth was built by students in the 1960’s.... Full story
Freedom New Mexico: Mickey Winfield Eastern New Mexico University guard Lace Clark, front, and fellow freshman Celeste Belizario try to wrestle the ball away from University of Texas-Permian Basin guard Paige Traw during the first half of Friday night’s game at Greyhound Arena.The Zia Linden Weese knows his Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball team will go as far as its shooting will taken them. The Zias rode a 10-for-22 performance from 3-point range and a solid defensive effort Friday night to a 69-51 win...
Linden Weese knows his Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball team will go as far as its shooting will taken them. The Zias rode a 10-for-22 performance from 3-point range and a solid defensive effort Friday night to a 69-51 win over Texas-Permian Basin at Greyhound Arena. Sophomore Cat Clay and freshman Lace Clark scored 13 points each and combined for seven of the Zias’ 3-pointers. The Zias (2-1) led all the way, but Clark’s four-point play with 11:33 left probably served as the backbreaker for the Falcons (1-3)...
