Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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A gift of a stuffed animal calms children at Roosevelt General Hospital. Three women have been keeping the RGH emergency room supplied with handmade bears. Jeri Prince of Portales said she, Jean Hardin and Barbara Strand meet once or twice a month and make more than 40 “Hug-a-Bears” as part of the Qwest TelecomPioneers community service group. “Before we pack them, they get a hug and they’re sanitized,” she said of the bears. Over the 35-plus years of their bear-making, Prince said, they’ve provided teddies to law enforce...
While people may worry about overexposure to antibiotics, local dairy industry representatives say a system of safety checks keep those substances out of milk produced in the area. “Most antibiotics in the dairy industry are used in a very cautious manner, and there are several reasons for that caution,” said dairy owner Alva Carter Jr. of Portales. Antibiotic-tainted milk, which comes from cows treated with the medicine, could be a problem because some people are allergic to certain antibiotics and overexposure could pro... Full story
Markers, glue, pom-poms and creativity have earned a fifth-grade Lindsey-Steiner Elementary School class a pizza party. Art teacher Carol Ainsworth’s fourth-period class has won the Infection Control Week poster contest at Roosevelt General Hospital. The winning class gets a pizza party, and Ainsworth’s other five participating classes receive cookies. Miya Hernandez, Brianna Brooks, Janae Hale and Shaye Trujillo created the winning poster. RGH Director of Marketing Gay Weese said she and Infection Control Department hea...
While people may worry about overexposure to antibiotics, local dairy industry representatives say a system of safety checks keep those substances out of milk produced in the area. “Most antibiotics in the dairy industry are used in a very cautious manner, and there are several reasons for that caution,” said dairy owner Alva Carter Jr. of Portales. Antibiotic-tainted milk, which comes from cows treated with the medicine, could be a problem because some people are allergic to certain antibiotics and overexposure could pro... Full story
Roosevelt County students are writing essays, trying out drunkenness-simulation goggles and listening to law enforcement officers as part of National Red Ribbon Week. The week focuses on encouraging students to avoid drugs. In Floyd, the schools also incorporated presentations on Internet safety and the role of alcohol and drugs in sexual assault. “We do this because it’s Red Ribbon Week, and we not only want to give the kids at Floyd knowledge in reading and math, but wisdom to be successful in life,” said Floyd guida...
Halloween weekend promises candy and fun in abundance with a number of free or low-cost activities for families for several days. Among the reasons for holding the events, organizers name providing a safe place to have fun and serving the community. For example, Portales Senior Center is holding its second annual Trick and Treat, where children come to the center to get free goodies and check out the decorated lobby. “We enjoy doing it, and I still feel we need to do things for the community,” said Miriam Welker, pre...
Central Christian Church predates New Mexico’s statehood, as pastor David McVey points out. The church on Main Street was established in 1910, while New Mexico became a state in 1912. The congregation celebrated their 100th anniversary Sunday. “We just wanted to mark that milestone, celebrate 100 years of service and ministry in the community,” McVey said. At the anniversary worship services, Ben Partin, who grew up in the church and is now a youth minister in Los Alamos, spoke. Church member and former pastor Kenneth Broad...
Joe Blair, a life-long Portales resident and World War II veteran, told me you can’t have just one bowl of his red beans. Here’s how Joe does it: First, he doesn’t believe in soaking the beans. Put 2 cups of beans in a pressure cooker with a 2-inch chunk of salt pork. Add enough water to keep the beans covered and pressure cook for an hour. De-pressure and drain. “Now’s when you add the good stuff,” Joe said. Add six to eight 2-inch-long dried red peppers, six to eight dried chile petines — round peppers the size of... Full story
Roosevelt and Curry County farmers grew more dryland corn for grain this year and they expect the trend to continue. Also, corn silage, the biggest use of locally grown corn, had varied yields this year. Silage goes to feed dairy cattle, while grain corn may be used for ethanol production, livestock feed or human consumption. Roosevelt County Extension Agent Patrick Kircher said the harvest of corn for grain is in progress, and farmers are growing more of it without irrigation. He attributed the increase to the development... Full story
Roosevelt and Curry county farmers grew more dryland corn for grain this year and they expect the trend to continue. Also, corn silage, the biggest use of locally grown corn, had varied yields this year. Silage goes to feed dairy cattle, while grain corn may be used for ethanol production, livestock feed or human consumption. Roosevelt County Extension Agent Patrick Kircher said the harvest of corn for grain is in progress, and farmers are growing more of it without irrigation. He attributed the increase to the development...
During the Roosevelt County Commission meeting Tuesday in the county courthouse, the commission: • accepted a contract of about $1.5 million to have contractor Basic IDIQ move a barn from Colorado to the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds. The vote was unanimous with Commissioner Paul Grider absent. Basic IDIQ Regional Manager Lyndon Brinegar said if everything went smoothly, the cost would be less. The barn was offered free to any non-profit organization that would pay to have it moved. The contract includes installation of... Full story
An Eastern New Mexico University jazz musician and his family are headed to Latvia next semester — on a Fulbright scholarship. Associate Professor of Music Christopher Beaty received the scholarship to teach jazz from the middle of next January through mid-June at the Yazeps Vitols Latvian Academy of Music in Latvia’s capital city of Rega. His wife, Eileen MacNaughton, and their three daughters, Emma, Stella and Olivia, expect to accompany him. The girls will be ages 12, 8 and 4, respectively, during the semester a...
A 22-year-old Clovis man was arrested Saturday after police say he threatened a Portales man with a gun and beat him. Jonathan Jones is charged with felony aggravated assault and with battery, a petty misdemeanor. According to Portales police records: About 3:20 a.m. Saturday, Portales police officers were called to a residence in the 1600 block of South Avenue F on a report of someone in the house with a gun. They found the caller, his 24-year-old roommate and four other people. The 32-year-old man who called police said his... Full story
Portales Women’s Club Portales Woman’s Club met on Oct. 13 with President Della Kobernick presiding. The Collect was led by Wanda Pettus; the pledges by Julie Nickles; and Argen Duncan gave the invocation. There were 30 members and 7 guests, present. Steven Gamble, president of Eastern New Mexico University, and John Niebling, president of Clovis Community College, spoke about the upcoming general obligation bond election and asked for support of Bond D. June Ferguson presented blue carnations to Lois Crozier, who served as...
Portales Women’s Club Portales Woman’s Club met on Oct. 13 with President Della Kobernick presiding. The Collect was led by Wanda Pettus; the pledges by Julie Nickles; and Argen Duncan gave the invocation. There were 30 members and 7 guests, present. Steven Gamble, president of Eastern New Mexico University, and John Niebling, president of Clovis Community College, spoke about the upcoming general obligation bond election and asked for support of Bond D. June Ferguson presented blue carnations to Lois Crozier, who served as... Full story
Freedom New Mexico: Argen Duncan Eastern New Mexico University graduate student Amy Behnke, left, and Assistant Professor of Biology Zach Jones test a camera they set up to monitor the movements of kangaroo rats at the Natural History Museum Prairie Preserve near Portales. After learning how best to set up the camera at the preserve, they intend to study how the rats' behavior changes with phases of the moon and vegetative cover at a ranch near Milnesand. Does the phase of the moon affect how kangaroo rats act? Eastern New Me...
Does the phase of the moon affect how kangaroo rats act? Eastern New Mexico University Assistant Professor of Biology Zach Jones and master’s student Amy Behnke are beginning research on how active the nocturnal desert rodent is, depending on the brightness of the moon and the amount of vegetative cover. “Overall, the basic question really is whether these animals are active when there’s a full moon out,” Jones said. The scientific community has long wondered if the kangaroo rats come out on bright nights, when predators such...
Argen Duncan: Portales News-Tribune Brian Clark Jr. waits for a trailer to fill with peanuts Wednesday at Portales Select Peanut Company Inc. The machine separates dirt and debris from the nuts, which are then sent to be dried or, in this case, graded. The peanut harvest this year has brought in higher-than-normal yields and good-quality nuts, farmers and processors are saying. The recent lack of rain has also put the harvest on track to finish early. Roosevelt County farmer Craig Breshears estimated he was harvesting 10... Full story
A crew from a Louisiana agricultural television show has been filming in Roosevelt County all week. Every year, the Louisiana Farm Bureau-produced “This Week in Louisiana Agriculture” weekly show holds a contest in which viewers write to tell staff why they should come to the viewer’s town, said host Michael Danna. This year, Roosevelt County rancher Matt Rush, who watches the show online, won. “We were impressed with all things he included in his application,” Danna said. “We probably have less than 175 dairies in Louisian... Full story
The peanut harvest this year has brought in higher-than-normal yields and good-quality nuts, farmers and processors are saying. The recent lack of rain has also put the harvest on track to finish early. Roosevelt County farmer Craig Breshears estimated he was harvesting 10 percent to 15 percent more peanuts this year. He said the abundant moisture earlier this year and heat in August and September caused the higher yields. During the summer, Portales-area farmer Richard Robbins said, farmers thought they would have some of...
Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N’ Bake Pizza in Portales is reopening Oct. 26 under new management. Kevin and Donna Bond of Portales are taking over the store, which closed earlier this year, with their friend Oma Creighton. Papa Murphy’s is located at 421 S. Ave. C. The pizza store first opened in the fall of 2009 and closed about nine months later. “We are really excited being local owners and being able to give back to the community,” Donna Bond said. Creighton said serving as the full-time owner/operator would let her serve the t...
State attorney general candidates Matt Chandler, left, and Gary King debated in the Eastern New Mexico University Campus Union Building on Tuesday night. Topics included immigration reform, fighting corruption and the federal health care rules. New Mexico’s attorney general candidates debated illegal immigration policy, health care reform and fighting corruption Tuesday night at Eastern New Mexico University. Incumbent and Democrat Gary King and Republican challenger Matt Chandler, also the Ninth Judicial District a... Full story
New Mexico’s attorney general candidates debated illegal immigration policy, health care reform and fighting corruption Tuesday night at Eastern New Mexico University. Incumbent and Democrat Gary King and Republican challenger Matt Chandler, also the Ninth Judicial District attorney, are contending for the office. Portales Mayor Sharon King moderated the debate, hosted by the ENMU Student Body Association and the Clovis High Plains Patriots. High Plains Patriots President Kim Runyan said 105 people attended. A straw poll t...
Homeowners meeting certain criteria in Roosevelt and Curry counties have opportunities to bring their houses up to code or have them weatherized with programs through Xcel Energy and the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority. The Mortgage Finance Authority has provided an allocation of about $586,000 to bring at least nine homes in Curry and Roosevelt counties up to code, said authority Deputy Director of Programs Joseph Montoya. Eastern Plains Housing Development Corporation is administering the program and money, which is...
Freedom New Mexico: Argen Duncan Greg Fisher of Portales points to weather stripping workers from Star Efficiency contracting company of Roswell added to a door as part of an Xcel Energy program. New Mexico Xcel customers who have refrigerated air conditioning have access to a program that weatherizes their homes for energy efficiency. Homeowners meeting certain criteria in Roosevelt and Curry counties have opportunities to bring their houses up to code or have them weatherized with programs through Xcel Energy and the New...
