Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Former Tucumcari Police Chief Roger Hatcher is preparing to serve as a Roosevelt County Sheriff’s deputy on a temporary basis. Hatcher plans to start work with the sheriff’s office Monday. He said Chief Deputy Malin Parker asked him to take the position. Roosevelt County Sheriff Darren Hooker said his office is short-handed because of deputies deployed or in training. He said Hatcher is a certified peace officer and capable of performing the necessary duties. “The situation in Tucumcari is not a concern of mine at this time,...
Thanks to his military career, a native Texico resident has seen the Berlin Wall come down, met with the president of an African nation and helped set up the interim Iraqi government after Saddam Hussein lost power. Lt. Col. Arthur Salguero has spent more than 20 years total in the Army and plans to retire this summer. Salguero enlisted in the Army after high school in 1978, hoping to learn a trade and find a good job after he was discharged. Once in the military, he and his wife, Corina, found they liked the lifestyle. “I g... Full story
Thanks to his military career, a native Texico resident has seen the Berlin Wall come down, met with the president of an African nation and helped set up the interim Iraqi government after Saddam Hussein lost power. Lt. Col. Arthur Salguero has spent more than 20 years total in the Army and plans to retire this summer. Salguero enlisted in the Army after high school in 1978, hoping to learn a trade and find a good job after he was discharged. Once in the military, he and his wife, Corina, found they liked the lifestyle. “I g...
Freedom New Mexico: Argen Duncan Betty Ellis, left, talks with Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Nancy Taylor after the United Way of Eastern New Mexico annual banquet Thursday night at Eastern New Mexico University. Taylor is the director of Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico. For her 27 years leading the local food bank, Nancy Taylor received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the United Way of Eastern New Mexico annual banquet Thursday night. The event at Eastern New Mexico University also celebrated the 50th anniversary... Full story
cal food bank, Nancy Taylor received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the United Way of Eastern New Mexico annual banquet Thursday night. The event at Eastern New Mexico University also celebrated the 50th anniversary of the local United Way organization, recognized current and past contributors and looked toward the future. Taylor said she was overwhelmed and shocked to receive the award. “I just believe that in the United States of America, there should be no one that is ever hungry,” she said of her reason for ser...
I love good food, but I have neither the time nor the patience to spend a jillion hours in the kitchen. I also want to be able to eat good food without it going straight to my hips, so to speak, but moderate indulgence has its place. And that is the basis of this column. Before I launch into it starting next week, let me tell you what I’m planning. I’ll share what I’ve learned in my limited years of cooking, things like good sandwich fillings and quick dinners, and stories I think you might enjoy. If any of you have a story...
Students get practical experience and residents gain personal attention in a long-time partnership between Heartland Continuing Center in Portales and Clovis Community College. As part of their clinical rotations, several groups of CCC nursing students spend two days a week for two weeks each at Heartland every semester. They participate in every aspect of caring for residents, from bathing and dressing to medical treatments, said CCC nursing instructor Juanita Schueler. Heartland Director of Nursing Chris Paxton said residen...
Freedom New Mexico: Argen Duncan Clovis Community College nursing students Monica Rieff, left, and Diane Davis discuss resident care at Heartland Continuing Care Center Wednesday. In a long-standing partnership, Heartland and CCC work together to have nursing students work at the nursing home as part of their clinical rotations. Students get practical experience and residents gain personal attention in a long-time partnership between Heartland Continuing Center in Portales and Clovis Community College. As part of their clinic...
United Way of Eastern New Mexico is celebrating the last 50 years and looking into the next half-century at its annual banquet Thursday at Eastern New Mexico University. The event celebrates the end of the annual fundraising campaign and, this year, the organization’s 50th anniversary. Erinn Burch, executive director of the local United Way, expects more than 160 people. “This banquet is a way to wrap our arms around everything it means to be United Way, from giving to volunteering to advocating for a cause,” she said. “Ever... Full story
An Eastern New Mexico University art instructor has been recognized for his efforts to help others. Greg Senn has been named Volunteer of the Year as part of Goodwill Industries of New Mexico’s 2010 Edgar Awards in Human Services. “It kind of flabbergasts me,” said Senn, who teaches sculpture, jewelry and design. “I had not expected it. I feel there are a lot of people doing a lot more than what I’m doing in terms of volunteer service.” Leaders with Habitat for Humanity of Roosevelt and Curry Counties nominated Senn. Habit...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Melrose Elementary School fifth graders Jaydan Beard, from left to right, Victoria Adame, and Zoe Rodriguez paint Friday during a session at the school. Paint intertwines with the sound of a wind symphony in a collaboration between Eastern New Mexico University and Melrose Municipal Schools. Kate Karr, Melrose school music director and ENMU voice instructor, has instituted the Art-2-Music project. ENMU artists Christopher Calderon and Heather Hancock taught Melrose third- through...
Paint intertwines with the sound of a wind symphony in a collaboration between Eastern New Mexico University and Melrose Municipal Schools. Kate Karr, Melrose school music director and ENMU voice instructor, has instituted the Art-2-Music project. ENMU artists Christopher Calderon and Heather Hancock taught Melrose third- through sixth-graders painting techniques week before last. This past week, students painted what they imagined while listening to the wind symphony piece “Paris Sketches.” “They all hear the exact same...
Wholesale milk prices for dairy owners in the area have decreased after a rise several months ago. Local dairy owners say it’s only a short setback and predict prices will start climbing again later this year. Alan Anderson of Anderson Dairy in Roosevelt County said globally, prices for cheese and milk whey had gone down while those for butter and skim milk increased. Portales dairy owner Alva Carter Jr. said the largest fraction of milk produced in the area goes to cheese for restaurants. Prices have dropped 60 cents to 7...
Wholesale milk prices for dairy owners in the area have decreased after a rise several months ago. Local dairy owners say it’s only a short setback and predict prices will start climbing again later this year. Alan Anderson of Anderson Dairy in Roosevelt County said globally, prices for cheese and milk whey had gone down while those for butter and skim milk increased. Portales dairy owner Alva Carter Jr. said the largest fraction of milk produced in the area goes to cheese for restaurants. Prices have dropped 60 cents to 7...
The New Mexico Environment Department has ordered a second dairy in Roosevelt County to come up with a plan for cleaning up contaminated groundwater. According to a news release from the department, La Jolla Dairy northwest of Portales has submitted a Stage 1 Abatement plan to address soil and groundwater pollution on its property. In 2004 and last October, amounts of nitrate, chloride and total dissolved solids were discovered exceeding state limits, said NMED environmental scientist Chris Whitman. Telephone calls to La... Full story
The New Mexico Environment Department has ordered a second dairy in Roosevelt County to come up with a plan for cleaning up contaminated groundwater. According to a news release from the department, La Jolla Dairy northwest of Portales has submitted a Stage 1 Abatement plan to address soil and groundwater pollution on its property. In 2004 and last October, amounts of nitrate, chloride and total dissolved solids were discovered exceeding state limits, said NMED environmental scientist Chris Whitman. Telephone calls to La... Full story
Oscar Robinson, a retiree, school bus driver and lawn care business owner, won the only contested city council race in Portales Tuesday. Robinson received about 62 percent (209) of the votes in Ward B. His opponent, Roosevelt County Electric Cooperative Inc. engineer Antonio Sanchez Jr. had approximately 38 percent (130) of ballots. “I’m humbled to the people who came out and voted for Antonio and myself,” Robinson said. In all, 24 percent of registered voters participated in the municipal election with 1,386 ballots cast. Po...
Freedom New Mexico: Argen Duncan Mayor candidate Sharon King and city council candidate Oscar Robinson watch as vote tallies are written for display Tuesday night. Both candidates won their races. Portales has its first female mayor. Sharon King, executive director of the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce but a political newcomer, picked up 32 percent of the vote Tuesday, edging three competitors. She said she had “no idea” why voters chose her over Steve Davis, Gary Watkins and Dennis Lopez, who have all held public offic...
With lessons including jewelry, marketing and belly dancing, the sixth annual Women’s Day Out is coming up this month. The event, organized by the Portales Women’s Club, raises money for the group’s community projects and offers a variety of workshops, vendors, a speech by motivational speaker Pam Atherton of Clovis and lunch. “It’s a great event for women to network and to learn, and I’m always honored to be asked to be a part of it,” Atherton said of her reasons for speaking every year. The contents of her talk aren’t a...
From patrol to dispatch to animal control, a Portales college student is observing law enforcement up close and personal. Jessica Pacheco, a senior in criminal justice at Eastern New Mexico University, is serving as an intern with the Portales Police Department. She aims to become an officer, but hasn’t decided where to work. “I always wanted to be a police officer since I could remember,” Pacheco said. The job appeals to her because no two days are the same and she wouldn’t have to sit behind a desk all day, she said. P...
ENMR-Plateau Telecommunications received a federal grant Wednesday of more than $11 million to expand high-speed Internet access in eastern and central New Mexico. According to a news release from the state Department of Information Technology, the company plans to use the American Recovery and Reinvestment money to enhance existing broadband networks and build 74 miles of new fiber optic cable to institutions such as schools and medical facilities. “This award will create better broadband access for rural New Mexico, which c...
ENMR-Plateau Telecommunications received a federal grant Wednesday of more than $11 million to expand high-speed Internet access in eastern and central New Mexico. According to a news release from the state Department of Information Technology, the company plans to use the American Recovery and Reinvestment money to enhance existing broadband networks and build 74 miles of new fiber optic cable to institutions such as schools and medical facilities. “This award will create better broadband access for rural New Mexico, which c...
File photo A Roosevelt County jury has found farmer William “Billy Joe” Watson not guilty of hiring an Aryan Brotherhood member to murder Causey rancher Jimmie Bo Chunn. A Roosevelt County jury has found farmer William “Billy Joe” Watson not guilty of hiring an Aryan Brotherhood member to murder Causey rancher Jimmie Bo Chunn and not guilty of attempting to manufacture methamphetamine. The verdict came about noon Tuesday. Watson was accused of hiring Rogers native Donald Taylor to kill Chunn in 2005 in exc...
A Roosevelt County jury has found farmer William “Billy Joe” Watson not guilty of hiring an Aryan Brotherhood member to kill Causey rancher Jimmie Bo Chunn and not guilty of attempting to manufacture methamphetamine. The verdict came about noon Tuesday. Watson was accused of hiring Rogers native Donald Taylor to kill Chunn in exchange for anhydrous ammonia for meth manufacture in 2005, and then providing the chemical to undercover agents after the slaying. Last year, Taylor pleaded guilty to shooting Chunn in a deal to avo...
Attorneys delivered closing arguments Monday in the murder trial of a Roosevelt County farmer accused of hiring an Aryan Brotherhood member to kill local rancher Jimmie Bo Chunn. By noon, the state and the defense for William “Billy Joe” Watson had spoken before Judge Drew Tatum called for a lunch break, after which the state could respond to the defense’s statements. The case would then be given to the jury. Chunn was shot in his home July 4, 2005. Prosecutor Donna Mowrer said Watson set up a verbal contract with Donald Tayl... Full story
