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One day remains to make a charitable gift that benefits others, make you feel good for your actions, and allows you to take a tax deduction for 2012. A new tax year starts Tuesday. When you make a gift, give with confidence to Curry and Roosevelt charities that have been designated by the Internal Revenue Service as 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. If you are unsure about the charitable status of a group, ask to see their letter from the IRS or search directly online using IRS Publication 78. Nearly all schools, churches,...
You wait in line, oftentimes for hours, at the New Mexico Department of Motor Vehicles office to obtain a driver's license. After all, it's the state's exclusive business to ensure that you meet the requirements set down to qualify for a license, right? Not so fast, according to an intrusive federal law called the Real ID Act. Implementation of the Real ID Act for New Mexicans has again been delayed indefinitely but should be rejected permanently. Besides, under the Constitution's 10th Amendment, only a state can determine...
Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson issued the following statement urging the Senate to act on legislation that would avert the fiscal cliff of tax increases on every American: "Although the Senate has passed legislation that would affect tax rates at the start of the new year, the bill itself is unconstitutional, as S. 3412 never originated in the House of Representatives. Article 1, Section 7 of the Constitution requires that 'All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the House of...
Editor's note: This is one of a series on top stories in the PNT coverage area in 2012. To say that 2012 was a bit of a rough year for the Portales Police Department would be a major understatement. By the time fall turned to winter, the Portales PD had a new chief but had also suffered several minor bruises to the department's reputation and a couple of major blows. In February, former Portales police captain Lonnie Berry was sentenced to 18 months probation and a $500 fine for tampering with public records — largely due to...
Editor's note: This is one of a series on top stories in the PNT coverage area in 2012. In mid-September, Portales' city leagues Sports Director Mike Doerr told the Portales News Tribune that coach-led prayer would no longer be allowed at games under the city's auspices. He added that, "There's nothing up for discussion." Doerr may have been right in that the decision ultimately wasn't altered, but there was certainly plenty of discussion in the weeks afterward. "If they don't want to be a part of it, they don't have to be a...
This year I am determined to keep all 10 New Year's resolutions. Last year I only kept three: Not bad for a batting average, but not stellar when the ones kept were exercising five more minutes per week, saving $5 more per month and eating five fewer vegan meals per year. My problem was setting my sights too high. For example, I made such impossible resolutions as not mixing whites and colors on hot, remembering to return people's calls, and becoming a better person. This year all 10 are more realistic. I resolve to: - Not...
Today Zamora Team Roping — 9:30 a.m., Curry County Events Center. #11 World Series qualifier, #10 World Series qualifier, #9 World Series qualifier. Information: 505-469-4388. Monday Steven Watson Memorial New Years Eve Ranch Rodeo — 2 p.m., Curry County Events Center. 4hd calf roping, 12 and under Shetland pony bareback bronc riding, open bronc, sorting, penning and gathering. Information: 935-7000.Tuesday Zamora Team Roping — 9:30 a.m., Curry County Events Center. #4 and under Saddle Roping, #10 Handicapped Trailer Ropin...
Grandpa Tommy was reminiscing, "It's a shame everybody couldn't go through the Great Depression. I know what he meant. I think. He didn't mean it like "It's a shame everybody hadn't been in a concentration camp or had polio." He was remarking that most of us Baby Boomers and younger are unable to appreciate how technology has pampered us. There was no safety net back then. Grandpa Tommy spent the Dirty 30's in the depths of the Dust Bowl in Syracuse, Kan. Then the first half of the 40's he was on a Navy vessel in the...
The following businesses will be closed Jan. 1 in observance of New Years Day: - American Heritage Bank - Bank of America - Bank of Clovis - Cannon Federal Credit Union - Citizens Bank - James Polk Stone Community Bank - New Mexico Bank & Trust - U.S. Bank - Western Bank of Clovis - Wells Fargo Bank - Clovis Municipal Schools - Clovis Community College - Clovis News Journal - Portales News Tribune - City of Clovis Offices - Animal Shelter - Clovis Area Transit System - Fire Department Administration - Clovis-Carver Public...
Area road construction - Curry County continues to patch potholes on roads throughout the county. Please, be aware of workers and posted speed limit signs. - Constructors, Inc. remains on First and Second streets in Portales. On First Street, the north lane remains closed from avenues C to K. The open lane is narrow between avenues J and K. On Second Street, the south lane is closed from Avenue C to Avenue K. Avenue K on Second Street will continue to be closed during the holidays. Expect some delays during peak traffic...
Andrew Helton would certainly like to have a better record than 5-6 at this point in the season, but he says it's all relative. JOSHUA LUCERO: CMI correspondent ENMU redshirt freshman guard Ashlee Pierson of Clovis makes her way around Texico freshman Jaylyn Cooper during Zias practice on Saturday at Greyhound Arena. ENMU squads return to action on Monday with Lone Star Conference games at home against Midwestern State. Coach Lindsey Wilson is hoping the Zias can build on...
LITTLEFIELD — After a busy early-season schedule, the Portales Rams are about to get a little rest. Junior Zach Campbell scored off an inbounds play with three seconds left Saturday night, and PHS notched a 55-53 victory over host Littlefield in the boys third-place game of the Wildcat Classic basketball tournament. The Rams (5-4) played four games in three days in this tournament, and were playing their seventh game in 12 days overall. They are now idle until Jan. 8 when they host Artesia. "We're playing pretty good ball r...
Jamie Rose started collecting exotic shoes about two years ago. Benna Sayyed: CMI staff photo Jamie Rose, executive assistant to the Portales Police chief, works at her desk Friday at the Portales Police Department. Benna Sayyed: CMI staff photo A display of Jamie Rose's favorite high heels. Benna Sayyed: CMI staff photo Jamie Rose, executive assistant to the Portales Police chief, shows her Iron Fist zombie stompers, the pair of heels that started her exotic shoe collection....
T he season between Thanksgiving and Epiphany, which roughly defines the holiday season, seems to bring out both the best and the worst. Needless to say, I'm not writing of the shopping mall in Oregon or the Newtown school shootings; those are too horrific and macabre to fit into any pattern of sanity. What I refer to are acts which fit into the spectrum of normalcy, yet seem to reflect both the highest and the lowest in human behavior. On the lower end of the spectrum are people who do, as someone actually did to us, and...
This will no doubt go down in family history as the "Get Smart" Christmas. No, it had nothing to do with Don Adams as Agent 86 Maxwell Smart. Though it did have a little in common with his clever shoe phone. My wife and I got smart phones and my mom got a smart TV this year for Christmas. I think the gauge of how smart these devices really are lies in just how dumb they made me feel. My mother and my 78-year-old aunt both had smart phones before I did, so naturally at that point it didn't matter whether or not it was practica...
The following books are available at: Clovis-Carver Public Library "Russell Lee's FSA Photographs of Chamisal and Peñasco, New Mexico" by William Wroth was given by Encanto Garden Club in memory of Elsie Dean. A photographer for the Farm Security Administration provides an invaluable record of rural America in the 1930s and early 1940s in these images of the Spanish-speaking residents in two Taos County mountain villages, showing the strength of traditional values in all aspects of their lives. "The Light Between Oceans" by...
Andrew Helton would certainly like to have a better record than 5-6 at this point in the season, but he says it's all relative. "We're better than our team was a year ago, and we were 9-4 (at this point)," the fourth-year Eastern New Mexico University men's basketball coach said. "It's a function of our schedule — we haven't played a bad team yet." The Greyhounds resume their slate after a holiday break with a 4 p.m. Lone Star Conference clash against Midwestern State (7-3, 3-0 LSC) on Monday at Greyhound Arena. Women's t...
La Casa Senior Center 1120 Cameo St., Clovis Sunday: 1 p.m.-5 p.m. dance at La Casa Senior Center Monday: 1 p.m., bingo and refreshments at Los Abuelitos, Portales Tuesday: 10:30 a.m. indoor exercise; 1 p.m. bingo and refreshments Wednesday: 10:30 a.m. indoor exercise; 1 p.m. bingo and refreshments Thursday: 10:30 a.m. indoor exercise; 1 p.m. Loteria (Spanish bingo) and refreshments Friday: 10:30 a.m. indoor exercise; 1 p.m. bingo and refreshments Daily: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily activities, quilting and sewing, coffee and...
Harrison-Cogdell Harrison-Cogdell Doug and Lisa Harrison of Clovis announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Holly Harrison of Lubbock, to Cooper Cogdell of Lubbock, son of Dick and Kippi Cogdell of Silverton, Texas. The couple will exchange vows 6 p.m. Jan. 12, 2013, at First Baptist Church in Lubbock. The reception will follow at Stone Creek. The bride-elect is a 2012 graduate of Texas Tech University. She is employed as a graduate assistant at...
Information on preparing quick and easy recipes and designing and fitting strapless gowns will be the featured topics on "Creative Living" 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday and noon on Thursday. (All times are Mountain.) Connie Moyers is the Extension Home Economist with the New Mexico Cooperative Extension Service, and her annual festive program draws hundreds each year. She's going to demonstrate three quick and easy recipes from her show, and these could be side dishes or party foods. She lives in Clovis. Designing and fitting...
The Portales News-Tribune offers this space for community events. To submit or change an announcement, contact the Editorial Department at 356-4481 several days in advance. For Sunday's paper, items must be submitted by mid-day Wednesday. Please keep submissions brief and to the point as space is limited. Sunday Blackwater Draw Museum — 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday; noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Details: 562-2202. Blackwater Draw Archaeological Site — Call 356-5235 for special tours. Good Gospel Singing — 2-4 p.m. Memorial Build...
