Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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A disagreement has arisen among two groups at Eastern New Mexico University as to whether gubernatorial candidate Susana Martinez should have been invited to speak as a role model for Hispanic people. Hispanic Heritage Month activities organizers invited Martinez to speak as a role model to encourage students, but a Hispanic advocacy group says her stance against illegal immigration makes her an unsuitable example. Martinez, a Republican, is scheduled to speak about her life as Dona Ana County district attorney and as a wife... Full story
Argen Duncan: Portales News-Tribune Emmanuel Baptist Church in Portales is sponsoring a satellite broadcast of a day-long presentation by popular women's Bible study author Beth Moore on Saturday. Bible study author Beth Moore, who focuses on women’s ministries, is appearing in Portales Saturday via satellite. Linda Davis, who helped organize the event at Emmanuel Baptist Church, said Moore’s presentation would be broadcast on a delay from Chicago. She said she’s expecting 150 attendees, including 30 volunteers, in Porta... Full story
In the magistrate judge race, Eastern New Mexico University police officer Charles Perez has withdrawn his candidacy and KENW News and Public Affairs Director for FM James “Jim” Lee has stepped into the contest. Both men are Democrats. Republican Linda Short is also running for magistrate judge in November. Perez withdrew Aug. 27, and the Roosevelt County Democrat Party filed Lee’s candidacy Sept. 7, said Linda Connelly of the County Clerk’s Office. Perez said he withdrew because he decided to finish his college degree... Full story
Bible study author Beth Moore, who focuses on women’s ministries, is appearing in Portales on Saturday via satellite. Linda Davis, who helped organize the event at Emmanuel Baptist Church, said Moore’s presentation would be broadcast on a delay from Chicago. She said she’s expecting 150 attendees, including 30 volunteers, in Portales, but more than 100,000 are expected to be watching from sites around the world. “Beth will bring good, solid Bible teaching, (and) experiences from her past with a dysfunctional family,... Full story
The harvest of corn for silage has gone smoothly in Roosevelt and Curry counties, and yields have varied around the area, according to farmers and harvesters. Most corn grown in the area is chopped for silage, which is used to feed cattle, said Kevin Breshears of SPRA-Green Custom Harvesting. Roosevelt County farmer Rick Ledbetter said the corn silage harvest is going strong, and he has finished early. The lack of recent rains, and therefore the lack of mud, has allowed harvesters to get their equipment in the fields without...
The harvest of corn for silage has gone smoothly in Roosevelt and Curry counties, and yields have varied around the area, according to farmers and harvesters. Most corn grown in the area is chopped for silage, which is used to feed cattle, said Kevin Breshears of SPRA-Green Custom Harvesting. Roosevelt County farmer Rick Ledbetter said the corn silage harvest is going strong, and he has finished early. The lack of recent rains, and therefore the lack of mud, has allowed harvesters to get their equipment in the fields without... Full story
Forget the better mousetrap — I wish someone would build a better Band-Aid. I was chopping an onion one night, in between breaks to let my eyes stop stinging and watering, when I cut my finger instead of the onion. Not to be deterred, I wrapped a piece of paper towel around my finger and went back to the onion. A minute or two later, I stabbed my thumb. It’s not uncommon for me to be insufficiently careful and coordinated with knives, but two cuts in a minute is bad even for me. Then there are the bandages. An a...
File Photo Liam Hurley, 9, left, and Lan Pare, 10, fish at the Oasis State Park pond in November 2009. The pond is to be the site of the second annual Biggest Catfish Challenge Derby on Saturday. The Biggest Catfish Challenge Derby is back, and with bigger prizes and an extra hour to fish. Oasis State Park is hosting the derby for the second year on Saturday, with the help of the Friends of Oasis State Park group. “It’s just a good night out, relaxation under the stars, fishing and a prize, if you get the biggest fish,” Frien...
The Biggest Catfish Challenge Derby is back, and with bigger prizes and an extra hour to fish. Oasis State Park is hosting the derby for the second year on Saturday, with the help of the Friends of Oasis State Park group. “It’s just a good night out, relaxation under the stars, fishing and a prize, if you get the biggest fish,” Friends group treasurer Aileen Eastwood said. The junior and adult categories each have prizes of $100 for first place, $50 for second place and $25 for third place, up from last year, when prizes rang...
Freedom New Mexico: Argen Duncan New Mexico Secretary of Higher Education Viola Florez listens at the town hall meeting Monday in the Clovis Community College Town Hall. Giving input for a proposed higher education master plan, participants discussed such things as the importance of the institution to the community, dual-credit programs and duplication of courses among universities. Making courses transfer between institutions and the importance of local colleges and universities were among topics attendees covered at the...
Continued support for dual-credit programs, universities’ autonomy and what to do about remedial courses rose to the top of discussion topics at the Higher Education Department Town Hall meeting Monday at Eastern New Mexico University. The department is collecting public input from around New Mexico for a statewide higher education master plan. Secretary of Higher Education Viola Florez said a rough draft of the plan would be available online for comment in late September or early October, and she planned to have the plan fin...
A new Stripes convenience store is going up at the corner of 18th Street and Avenue D. Stripes Vice President of Marketing Rod Martin said in an e-mail that the new store is expected to open in late November and create 18-22 jobs. Portales already has one Stripes, at Lime Street and U.S. 70. Martin said the company has been pleased with the store. “New Mexico is an important market to us, and we intend to grow our business in many New Mexico communities, including Portales, Clovis, Hobbs and other areas,” Martin said. “We...
Members of the public have a chance to tell state officials what they want in higher education in New Mexico. Higher Education Department Secretary Viola Florez and members of her staff are scheduled to hold town hall meetings Monday in Clovis and Portales to collect input about their state higher education master plan. “We don’t have an agenda other than to listen to what people have to say,” said HED Director of Communications Laura Mulry. Mulry said department employees want diverse individuals’ comments on strengt...
Cows have regular pedicures. Really. Dairy owners use pedicures — hoof trimming — along with a variety of other methods to keep their cows comfortable, and thus giving milk. Michelle Heavyside, co-owner of Greenfield Park Dairy on N.M. 202, said keeping the cows happy and healthy is in both the animals’ and dairy operators’ best interest because a comfortable cow produces milk, the goal of the dairy. “I mean, they’re really pampered,” Heavyside said. “Yes, they’re dairy cows and they do work, but we do our best t... Full story
During his field trip to the Roosevelt County Fair, Portales third-grader Nathan Rose said he was able to pet every kind of animal, except a chicken. He wasn’t allowed to pet chickens because they bite, he explained. Nathan also helped with County Commissioner Bill Cathey’s rope and whip trick performance for the group. “And my favorite part was when everybody cheered for me,” he said. About 60 special education students from Dora and Portales took their own tour of the fair Wednesday morning, and organizers said the trip ga... Full story
Freedom New Mexico: Argen Duncan Choir Director Heather Vest is starting children's choirs at Eastern New Mexico University. Third- through eighth-graders can learn to read music and sing a variety of styles of Christmas music this semester. Young voices will have an outlet at Eastern New Mexico University this fall. Heather Vest, an experienced choir director and a Portales resident, is starting two children’s choirs, the junior choir for third- to fifth-graders and the senior choir for sixth- through eighth-graders. The c... Full story
Young voices will have an outlet at Eastern New Mexico University this fall. Heather Vest, an experienced choir director and a Portales resident, is starting two children’s choirs, the junior choir for third- to fifth-graders and the senior choir for sixth- through eighth-graders. The choirs are part of the university’s Distance Education and Outreach program. “I want to teach them how to read music, but more than that, I want to teach them to make beautiful sounds together,” Vest said. “I also want to expose them to great... Full story
This year, Ellie Garduno of Portales entered white dinner rolls, almond cookies, oatmeal-cherry cookies bars, Mexican cornbread and anadama bread, a yeast bread made with cornmeal in the baked goods competition at the Roosevelt County Fair. Garduno started participating in the contest eight years ago, five years after moving to Portales. “It was to feel a part of the community because I was a fairly new resident, and I love baking,” she said. Having inherited the love of baking from her mother, Garduno experiments, creates he... Full story
The Joint Land Use Study Policy Committee on Monday approved presentation of a proposed study-area map and a list of possible actions to reduce conflicts in land and airspace use between Cannon Air Force Base and other communities. The map and suggested actions will be presented to the public in a 6 p.m. Aug. 31 meeting at the Melrose Senior Citizens Center. The committee wasn’t endorsing the proposed actions, but allowing further exploration and public comment on them, said Rudy Bauer of consulting company HDR Engineering I... Full story
An Eastern New Mexico University program that allows working nurses to get their bachelor of science in nursing degree has received a state grant that will mostly go to scholarships. ENMU’s bachelor of science in nursing completion program received a $502,000 grant for the next two years. Executive Director of Planning and Analysis Patrice Caldwell said 70 percent was going to scholarships and the rest to salary, travel and supplies. The program allows registered nurses with an associate degree in nursing to work full time w...
The first day of classes at Eastern New Mexico University on Wednesday was also the first day of a new program that takes students from their early general education requirements to their bachelor of science degree in nursing. “Freshman 2 BSN” is starting this semester with a federal grant and, thus far, eight students, said ENMU Nursing Education Coordinator Dawn Wolf-Taylor. With the program, a cohort of freshmen take general education classes at ENMU, and then in their fourth semester, attend Clovis Community College to...
Cannon Connections photo: Argen Duncan Ryan Wimbrly, civilian electrical shop employee at Cannon Air Force Base, competes in a pie-eating contest during Cannon Appreciation Day at Unity Park. From burgers to a pie-eating contest and horseshoes to door prizes, Cannon Air Force Base airmen, their families and civilian employees had a chance to relax, and the community of Clovis had a chance to say thank you. At the 21st annual Cannon Appreciation Day at Unity Park on Aug. 6, the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce, Clovis I...
Cannon Connections photo: Argen Duncan Ryan Wimbrly, civilian electrical shop employee at Cannon Air Force Base, competes in a pie-eating contest during Cannon Appreciation Day at Unity Park. From burgers to a pie-eating contest and horseshoes to door prizes, Cannon Air Force Base airmen, their families and civilian employees had a chance to relax, and the community of Clovis had a chance to say thank you. At the 21st annual Cannon Appreciation Day at Unity Park on Aug. 6, the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce, Clovis I...
With the beginning of college classes just around the corner, what can freshmen do to succeed in their new environment? Eastern New Mexico University Vice President for Student Affairs Judith Haislett started at the beginning, advising students to relax on move-in day. “We will get everything done,” she said. “It’s a fun, busy day.” ENMU Wellness Counselor Leslie Jones said new students should create a schedule that factors in schoolwork, jobs and fun, and then try the schedule to see if it works. If not, she said, they can... Full story
Sharon Hooper has worked as a bookkeeper for Randall L. Burnett, CPA, for 5 1/2 years. She said she likes the job because it’s educational and interesting. “It’s like a big puzzle that comes together at the end,” Hooper said....
