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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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• Today’s focus: Family A • Household members: 6 • Children: 5 • Special circumstance: Family A includes a single mother whose husband is in jail. She has been trying to find a job and currently receives no government benefits. • Needs: Boy, 2, wants a bike. He wears a size 3 and shoe size 8. Girl, 4, wants a Barbie or anything dealing with princess theme. This girl wears a size 5 and a shoe of 10. Boy, 5, wants anything dealing with Angry Birds, or a bike. He wears a size 6 and shoe size 1 Boy, 8, wants anything WWF or a bi...
A sampling of Portales police, sheriff, and fire call logs: Caller reported: Wednesday: • 10:40 a.m.: Prisoner transport, Roosevelt County Detention Center. • 11:30 a.m.: Prisoner transport, Portales Police Department. • 12:15 p.m.: Domestic in progress, 100 block of North Indio. • 12:18 p.m.: Motor vehicle accident, Portales. • 3:58 p.m.: Civil matter, 200 block of Avenue A. • 5:35 p.m.: Noise disturbance, 1000 block of Sun Court. • 7:24 p.m.: Juvenile problem in progress, 800 block of West 15th Street. • 7:52 p.m.: Ambu...
Editor’s note: This week’s column is written by Jody Clayton and presented as a gift to his grandmother and columnist Joan Clayton. I am anxious as I travel to one of my most beloved locations in the entire world. I know that no matter what the time of my arrival may be, I will be greeted by the greatest hosts of all time as soon as I step out of the vehicle. With lipstick smeared across my cheek and the arms of my heroes around my neck, I am triumphantly escorted inside. Finally, Christmas at Mawmaw and Emmitt's is her...
Today Aerobics — 7:30 a.m., Portales Recreation Center. Information: 356-8598. Step aerobics — 4 p.m., Portales Recreation Center. Information: 356-8598. Christmas Jubilee — 5:30 p.m., Roosevelt County Courthouse Square. The event will feature Christmas music from local groups. Information: 356-8541. Lighted Christmas Parade — 6 p.m., Portales. The parade begins at James Elementary and ends in downtown Portales. Information: 356-8541. Saturday ENMU Fall Commencement — 10 a.m., ENMU Greyhound Arena. Information: 562-2175....
I really miss my old roommate/best friend. After more than a year of not living together anymore, I still have days where I come home and feel sad because I have no one to partake in watching animated children’s movies with me. linkI am trying to break the boyfriend into watching cartoons without super heroes but he is simply not having it. Then again, even if he would watch them with me, it probably wouldn’t be quite the same. I love animated movies and seeing bats, bea...
Is libertarianism, and its notion of “everything voluntary,” Utopian? Libertarians would point out the belief that government can be restrained and kept to a safe minimum is highly idealistic, and goes against the evidence of history. link Kent McManigal Believers in the possibility of good government blame everyone and everything other than the institution itself for its consistent failures. Or they simply deny the failures. Some will claim if Americans would just res...
The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission was forward thinking when it set up a renewable portfolio standard requiring utilities to get a certain percentage of energy from green sources. It was responsible when it decided, as Commissioner Theresa Becenti-Aguilar explains, “to balance the renewable portfolio standard with the best interests of consumers.” And it was fair when it tackled utilities’ hidden costs, expanding what can be used to calculate renewable price tags to add what are mandatory costs of doing busin...
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Editor’s note: The “Meet the” series profiles the people behind groups, organizations and businesses in the community. PNT senior writer [email protected] The interest from Eastern New Mexico University students helped pump life back into the student-run radio station in the school’s Communication Center. Hound Waves radio launched in May and is now being streamed online. Program aadvisor Roger Gatchet, assistant professor of communication, said he was excited to assi...
PNT staff writer [email protected] The CareFlight helicopter is nearing its one-year anniversary in Portales, and the impact is already being felt. According to CareFlight Vice President of Business Development Scott Stamper, CareFlight averages 20 transfers per month from Portales. “We’ve had a really productive year,” said Stamper. link The CareFlight crew cleans out its helicopter Thursday at the Roosevelt General Hospital base. Some 85 percent of transfers by the Care...
CMI staff writer [email protected] After nearly nine years, Great Lakes Airlines is breaking up with Clovis and its municipal airport. The airline filed a termination notice Tuesday to end its federally-subsidized flights between Clovis and Denver International Airport, with a stop at Santa Fe. Under terms of Essential Air Service, Great Lakes is required to provide service to Clovis until a new carrier is in place. Airport Director Gene Bieker said the Department of Transportation plans to put Clovis passenger service...
Boys Elida Invitational Thursday Quarterfinals Fort Sumner 73, Tatum 50 Hagerman 59, Bovina 52 Dora 75, Lovington JV 38 Hondo 72, Melrose 64 Friday Consolation semifinals Tatum vs. Bovina, 10:30 a.m. Lovington JV vs. Melrose, 1:30 p.m. Championship semifinals Fort Sumner vs. Hagerman, 4:30 p.m. Dora vs. Hondo, 7:30 p.m. Saturday 7th place, 10:30 a.m. 5th place, 1:30 p.m. 3rd place, 4:30 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. Logan Invitational Thursday Quarterfinals Texline beat Texico JV, score n/a Floyd 73, Logan JV 24 Clayton vs. Sa...
CMI staff MORIARTY — Portales had a pretty good battle on its hands for a half on Thursday. In the final two quarters, though, it was all Lady Rams. Sophomore guard Sheraya Cox led a balanced attack with 12 points — all 12 PHS players scored — and the Lady Rams held Bernalillo to nine second-half points in pulling away to a 59-31 quarterfinal win in the Moriarty Invitational. Sophomore Kambrey Blakey added 11 points for Portales (4-0), which led by a relatively modest margin of 29-22 at the intermission. “What happene...
