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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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German chocolate cake is great low-fat. Really. I was skeptical when a friend first offered me a piece of her low-fat, reduced-sugar German chocolate cake about a year ago. It’s a good thing I tried it, though. The cake is chocolatey, moist and light. It doesn’t sit like a rock in your stomach for hours, as some German chocolate cakes do. And it uses a mix, so it’s quick. If you appreciate chocolate, you ought to try it — especially if you’re among the three-quarters of readers who probably don’t believe me right now...
A number of Portales citizens heard a call to live out Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of love and service to others Monday. The community’s 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr. event, with the theme “celebrating” our youth, began with a march from the Roosevelt County Museum to the Memorial Building. The Cannon Air Force Base Honor Guard led the small procession. At the Memorial Building, participants marked the day with songs, speeches, a letter from Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., and nine readings by children of various works c...
New dairy regulations recently put on hold by Gov. Susana Martinez were bad for the industry, according to local dairy owner Alva Carter Jr. In the 2009, state lawmakers adopted a bill requiring strict regulations on groundwater pollution prevention for New Mexico dairies. After a lengthy process, the state Water Quality Control Commission passed the regulations. But before the regulations could take effect, Martinez issued an executive order sending the regulations to a Small Business Task Force, effectively putting... Full story
Five Clovis teenage boys face felony charges, accused of aggravated burglary for an incident that occurred Monday in Roosevelt County, according to the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office. A release from the sheriff said one of the ways aggravated burglary happens is when a person breaks into a dwelling, then arms himself. It is a second degree felony. Roosevelt County Chief Deputy Malin Parker said the boys were between the ages of 14 and 17. Juvenile Probation and Parole had ordered that they be held in the Curry County J...
Five Clovis teenage boys face felony charges, accused of aggravated burglary for an incident that occurred Monday in Roosevelt County, according to the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office. Aggravated burglary, a second-degree felony, occurs when people break into a dwelling and arm themselves. Roosevelt County Chief Deputy Malin Parker said the boys were between the ages of 14 and 17. Juvenile Probation and Parole had ordered that they be held in the Curry County Juvenile Detention Center until their court hearings, he said. J... Full story
I recently discovered an Italian-style chicken dish that’s both a little different and a little familiar. Roosevelt County Extension Home Economist Connie Moyers provided the recipe in the book from her Christmas program this year. She gave me permission to reprint it. The dish is easy to make and tasty, with some ingredients being familiar and some a change of pace. I found all of the items in Portales, too. Chicken Artichoke Pasta 1 package (8 ounces) uncooked bow tie pasta 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breast, c... Full story
The annual High Plains Prairie Chicken Festival poster contest is taking entries as the event, which had participant slots filled in record time this year, nears. The 10th annual festival offers viewings of the lesser prairie chickens’ mating dances, entertainment and educational tours April 15-17 in Milnesand. The event is limited to 100 participants to avoid overtaxing Milnesand’s infrastructure and disrupting the prairie chickens during mating season. “We want to give these bird space to do their mating dances,” said fe...
The “Snow on the Window Pane” art exhibit portrays somber undertones with characters trying to be positive in bad situations, said the man who created the works. Andrew Jonathan Merritt of Clovis, who says he’s not an artist but is aspiring to live up to the title, has about a dozen pieces on display now through Feb. 22 at the Golden Library Runnels Gallery. They are recent works that haven’t been exhibited before, he said. “In those particular ones, I think each one is a little bit different, but a common thread is overco...
My sister-in-law, Ashley, and I seem to be developing a fettuccine tradition. Over the holidays the last two years, we’ve made chicken-vegetable fettuccine Alfredo together. It wasn’t planned either year. With Ashley and Eric being married less than a year and us living far apart and being busy, I’m still getting to know my sister-in-law. But, I’ve learned Ashley’s a good cook, and we seem to work well together. Ashley is actually a better cook than me. My usual style is, “Make it as good as possible while getting it...
PNT Senior Writer [email protected] The City of Portales is on track to issue the same number of building permits this fiscal year as last year, according to the planning director. The city compiles building permits for fiscal years, which run July through June. Although the numbers for the first half of this fiscal year, July through December 2010, and last fiscal year, July through December 2009, show small differences, Planning Director Sammy Standefer said he didn’t believe the variations were significant. “In my opi... Full story
Power outages hit the same portion of Portales for several hours two mornings in a row this week. “We are aware of the problem, and we are working on a long-term solution so we avoid this particular problem,” said Xcel Energy spokesman Wes Reeves. “And we do appreciate the patience of our customers and apologize for the massive inconvenience of having no power when you get ready for work.” Reeves said a power line at Main and Commercial streets went down about 7 a.m. Monday, cutting electricity to 621 customers. He didn’t...
Power outages hit the same portion of Portales for several hours two mornings in a row this week. “We are aware of the problem, and we are working on a long-term solution so we avoid this particular problem,” said Xcel Energy spokesman Wes Reeves. “And we do appreciate the patience of our customers and apologize for the massive inconvenience of having no power when you get ready for work.” Reeves said a power line at Main and Commercial streets went down about 7 a.m. Monday, cutting electricity to 621 customers. He didn’t...
During the Portales City Council meeting Tuesday night at City Hall, councilors: • met new Portales Recreation Center Director Jodi Kibbe. Kibbe has a master’s degree in health and physical education and a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, both from Eastern New Mexico University. Having started work Monday, she said she plans to move toward getting a teen center, keeping fitness classes, instituting special interest classes such as scrapbooking or photography and increasing community involvement in the cen...
Portales is one of a few cities to have its own community cable channel, according to the Comcast cable operations manager. Portales Community Television Channel 19 is available to the approximately 2,500 Comcast customers who use the company’s basic service in Portales, said Comcast Operations Manager Spencer Debord. The channel shows information about community events and city government information and job openings in a slide-show format 24 hours a day. “Everything that’s on there should be community-related,” Debord...
Agriculture this year saw good harvests overall, an increase in cotton and a little relief for dairy owners. Floyd farmer Allen Deen said Roosevelt County had 75 percent more cotton than normal this year, and Kenny Whitecotton of Strippers Custom Harvesting estimated the county had 5,000 to 6,000 acres of the crop. Predictions of and contracts with favorable cotton prices led farmers to plant more of the crop this year. “It was one of the best yields we’ve had in our area, and price,” Deen said. The price was the highe...
Cheese fondue and Guam, Christmas trees and family. People around Portales have many Christmas traditions and memories, but they all center on family. The Robbins family Local peanut farmer Laura Robbins and her husband gather with their three grown children and the children’s families for Christmas. Robbins said they go to a Christmas Eve service and have a cheese fondue dinner. Afterward, the family may watch old movies or home videos. On Christmas Day, they open gifts and have prime rib for dinner. “What’s special about...
Recent Roosevelt County Magistrate Court cases, according to court documents: Dec. 8 Lucia Garcia, born in 1983, pleaded not guilty to a first offense of DWI, not maintaining traffic lanes and failure to produce a valid drivers license upon demand. Garcia was found guilty and sentenced to one year of supervised probation with costs of $30 per month and $903 in fines and fees....
Freedom New Mexico: Argen Duncan Maxwell Group LLC managing member Bob Morrow talks about the renovation plans for the Portales Inn while standing just inside the hotel's entry off Avenue B. The group plans to turn the building into a boutique hotel with several kinds of food and beverage service on the first floor. The Portales Inn is getting a facelift, a new name and a presidential atmosphere, the new owners say. Maxwell Group LLC, a consortium of professionals, has purchased the inn, vacant for 12 years, with plans to...
The Portales Inn is getting a facelift, a new name and a presidential atmosphere, the new owners say. Maxwell Group LLC, a consortium of professionals, has purchased the inn, vacant for 12 years, with plans to remodel it into an exclusive hotel with restaurants and space for events, said managing member Bob Morrow. Work has already started on the interior of the building. Morrow said he expects to work with local contractors in the renovation and operation of the facility as much as possible. Those negotiations are still...
Eastern New Mexico University regents tabled a solar energy agreement at their emergency meeting Friday in order to find a third party to evaluate the business sense of the agreement. ENMU President Steven Gamble said he and Vice President of Business Affairs Scott Smart would start work to find a third party immediately. Smart said under the agreement the university would lease 17 acres of land near Greyhound Arena to California-based solar company Solar Power Partners for 20 years to finance, own and operate a solar array....
Eastern New Mexico University regents tabled a solar energy agreement at their emergency meeting Friday in order to find a third party to evaluate the business sense of the agreement. ENMU President Steven Gamble said he and Vice President of Business Affairs Scott Smart would start work to find a third party immediately. Smart said under the agreement the university would lease 17 acres of land near Greyhound Arena to California-based solar company Solar Power Partners for 20 years to finance, own and operate a solar array.... Full story
The Portales area has seen new development in six subdivisions in the last 13 months, a large number for the city, the planning and zoning director said. Since November 2009, City of Portales Planning and Zoning Director Sammy Standefer said, four new subdivisions have been approved and two have begun a new phase of development. Of those, one new subdivision, Farm Town, is in the county, and the rest — Ravenwood Estates, Territorial Estates, Boston Home Spot, Oakwood Manor and Prairie Walk — are within city...
The Portales area has seen new development in six subdivisions in the last 13 months, a large number for the city, the planning and zoning director said. Since November 2009, Portales Planning and Zoning Director Sammy Standefer said four new subdivisions have been approved and two have begun a new phase of development. Of those, one new subdivision, Farm Town, is in the county, and the rest — Ravenwood Estates, Territorial Estates, Boston Home Spot, Oakwood Manor and Prairie Walk — are within city limits....
After a few months of good milk prices, dairy farmers say they are again seeing their profit margins drop, but forecasts indicate rising milk prices later in 2011. In 2009, milk prices were low and feed costs high, meaning dairies lost money. Roosevelt County dairy owner Alan Anderson said dairies came back a little this year, due to better milk prices, but high feed costs are bringing down profit margins. “Milk prices are going down as we speak,” Anderson also said. He received $16.48 per 100 pounds of milk from Nov...
After a few months of good milk prices, dairy farmers say they are again seeing their profit margins drop, but forecasts indicate rising milk prices later in 2011. In 2009, milk prices were low and feed costs high, meaning dairies lost money. Roosevelt County dairy owner Alan Anderson said dairies came back a little this year, due to better milk prices, but high feed costs are bringing down profit margins. “Milk prices are going down as we speak,” Anderson also said. He received $16.48 per 100 pounds of milk from Nov... Full story
