Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Sorted by date Results 526 - 550 of 1043
Elida students brought together baked goodies and good will to help a well-loved teacher recently. Elida High School’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes held a baked goods auction at the Jan. 22 Dora/Elida basketball game and raised $6,400 for agriculture teacher Rod Savage. Savage was diagnosed with kidney problems about a week before the game, FCA sponsor and basketball coach Darrell Chenault said. Chenault estimated the group auctioned off 15 to 20 items, meaning each went for an average of $320 to $427. Students, p...
A rundown 1907 store and boarding house has a new lease on life as a memorabilia-filled gathering place in Elida. Glen Shot of Elida finished restoring the North Side Feed Store with the help of friends and his son, and now the community can drop by for a cup of coffee and a chat. “It’s just a hang-out place,” said Corky Newberry, who is helping Shot with the “Elida Memories” building. Anyone can come by the building on the Elida square for free beverages and snacks, to look at photographs from Elida’s earlier days or to... Full story
Courtesy of Brenda King Missoula Children's Theatre performers, from left, Nathan King and Lauren Powell, director Dillon Wright and performers Lindsey Barnes, Patricia Romero and Julia Briggs are among those scheduled to put on the play “Robin Hood” at a joint Air Force and Navy conference today in Dallas. Romero attends the Clovis High School Freshman Campus. A local girl is walking “a pathway to my dream” as she prepares for the lead role in a play to be performed in front of 600 people. Patricia Romero, the...
A local girl is walking “a pathway to my dream” as she prepares for the lead role in a play to be performed in front of 600 people. Patricia Romero, the 14-year-old daughter of Cannon Air Force Base Forces Support Squadron Marketing Director Yolanda Romero, is portraying Robin Hood in the play by the same name at the Joint Air Force and Navy Youth Conference, for people who work with youth, in Dallas. The rehearsals began Monday, and the performance is scheduled for Thursday. “Just the fact that I got chosen is really amazing... Full story
Dora High School senior Sarah Walker has touched hearts with a lot of hugs and not a word. Sarah was crowned Miss DHS at the school’s homecoming celebration Jan. 16. She has Angelman’s Syndrome, a chromosome disorder that causes developmental delays, particularly in speech. Senior Renee Gantert, who competed with Sarah for Miss DHS, said some people might believe Sarah was chosen because she is different, but Gantert didn’t think so. “I think she was elected because she was nice,” Gantert said, adding that of the queen can... Full story
A cement distribution facility expected to employ three to six local residents is moving to Elida. The terminal is to distribute bulk cement products around eastern New Mexico and west Texas for GCC America Inc., a subsidiary of cement company Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua, according to a news release from the Roosevelt County Community Development Corporation. The facility is on the north side of the railroad tracks, near the grain elevator. “It’ll generate a few jobs and increase our tax base also,” said Elida Mayor Durwa... Full story
The Portales City Council voted Tuesday to support the formation of a new regional water authority, under certain conditions. The council approved a resolution supporting House Bill 15, in its current state, which would establish an Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority to manage the Ute Water Pipeline project. The vote was unanimous with Councilors Alfredo Bachicha Jr., Shawn Watson and Michael Miller absent. At the suggestion of City Attorney Stephen Doerr, the council added the condition that their support came only...
As priorities in 2010, the Portales city manager includes current and future improvement projects such as opening the Yam Movie Palace and working on street drainage. “First on the list is a new ambulance to provide emergency care for the community,” City Manager Tom Howell said. Howell said a new ambulance would cost $110,000, or the city could refurbish one for $75,000. Howell said the city has dependable ambulances, but one of the units has 200,000 miles on it. “We make so many transfer runs to Lubbock, that a new ambul... Full story
Elida has been undergoing a four-year-long cleanup aimed at making it a more attractive place to live. Led by members of the town government, volunteers have removed old cars, landscaped, picked up trash and otherwise cleaned up. Now, a $700,000 grant from Gov. Richardson’s Investment Partnership II is paying for road improvements; pavement of curbs, gutters and sidewalks; and landscaping on the town square, as well as street repairs on the east and west side of Allsup’s Convenience Store. Mayor Durward Dixon said he hop...
Cannon Connections photo: Liliana Castillo Staff Sgt. Christopher Sandefur helps demonstrate the capabilities of Suk, a military working dog. Suk was told to attack Sandefur for a demonstration held Tuesday at the Clovis High School Freshman Campus. The Clovis High School Freshman Academy campus went to the dogs Tuesday as Cannon Air Force Base Security Forces personnel showed off what their canines can do and talked about their own work. Careers teacher Keith Ingram said the Cannon demonstration was part of a legal services...
Cannon Connections photo: Liliana Castillo Staff Sgt. Christopher Sandefur helps demonstrate the capabilities of Suk, a military working dog. Suk was told to attack Sandefur for a demonstration held Tuesday at the Clovis High School Freshman Campus. The Clovis High School Freshman Academy campus went to the dogs Tuesday as Cannon Air Force Base Security Forces personnel showed off what their canines can do and talked about their own work. Careers teacher Keith Ingram said the Cannon demonstration was part of a legal services...
Building community and dancing all night — people age 21 and older can do both in tonight’s Late Nighter at The Landing at Cannon Air Force Base. The dance is open to Cannon personnel and the surrounding community. It includes free snacks, alcohol and two disc jockeys playing at the same time, one with Hispanic music and one with hip-hop, club Manager Ted Watson said. Watson said the event aims to get airmen and civilians to socialize. “We want people to know what we do,” he said, adding organizers also want the base...
Building community and dancing all night — people age 21 and older can do both in tonight’s Late Nighter at The Landing at Cannon Air Force Base. The dance is open to Cannon personnel and the surrounding community. It includes free snacks, alcohol and two disc jockeys playing at the same time, one with Hispanic music and one with hip-hop, club Manager Ted Watson said. Watson said the event aims to get airmen and civilians to socialize. “We want people to know what we do,” he said, adding organizers also want the base...
Building community and dancing all night — people age 21 and older can do both in tonight’s Late Nighter at The Landing at Cannon Air Force Base. The dance is open to Cannon personnel and the surrounding community. It includes free snacks, alcohol and two disc jockeys playing at the same time, one with Hispanic music and one with hip-hop, club Manager Ted Watson said. Watson said the event aims to get airmen and civilians to socialize. “We want people to know what we do,” he said, adding organizers also want the base...
Building community and dancing all night — people age 21 and older can do both in tonight’s Late Nighter at The Landing at Cannon Air Force Base. The dance is open to Cannon personnel and the surrounding community. It includes free snacks, alcohol and two disc jockeys playing at the same time, one with Hispanic music and one with hip-hop, club Manager Ted Watson said. Watson said the event aims to get airmen and civilians to socialize. “We want people to know what we do,” he said, adding organizers also want the base...
The lesser prairie chickens will be strutting their stuff again this year in Milnesand, and artists have a chance to show off their work, too. The ninth annual High Plains Prairie Chicken Festival in Milnesand is scheduled for April 16-18, and the affiliated art contest is ongoing, with a March 1 deadline. The festival includes early-morning viewing of the bird’s mating ritual and a variety of tours on subjects dealing with nature, conservation and history during the rest of the day. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish s...
File photo The ninth annual High Plains Prairie Chicken Festival in Milnesand is scheduled for April 16-18, and the affiliated art contest is ongoing, with a March 1 deadline. The lesser prairie chickens will be strutting their stuff again this year in Milnesand, and artists have a chance to show off their work, too. The ninth annual High Plains Prairie Chicken Festival in Milnesand is scheduled for April 16-18, and the affiliated art contest is ongoing, with a Mar. 1 deadline. The festival includes early-morning viewing of t...
Baxter Black, the “self-described cowboy poet, ex-veterinarian and sorry team roper,” is set to bring laughs and his Western rural theme to the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce annual banquet. Tickets go on sale Monday. Chamber Director Sharon King said this year is the organization’s 85th anniversary, so planners wanted to do something big. Black writes a syndicated column and books of poetry and short stories, as well as doing radio and television shows. “He bases everything on the Western way of life — farming... Full story
Peanuts may be important to Roosevelt County, but they aren’t the only nuts in the jar. Pecans aren’t a major crop in the county, but the area is home to several orchards. Local pecan grower Michael Eaton tends an orchard on Roosevelt Road P, along with his family’s second orchard in Curry County, about 1,800 acres of conventional crops and some cattle. Eaton said the pecans make the difference in his family making a living in agriculture. “I think the best thing about it is you’re continually learning,” Eaton said. Eaton sai...
Freedom New Mexico: Argen Duncan Roosevelt and Curry County pecan grower Michael Eaton stands in his orchard on Roosevelt Road P. One of the area’s few pecan farmers, Eaton sells some of the nuts in his local shop and the rest to Las Cruces processors. Peanuts may be important to Roosevelt County, but they aren’t the only nuts in the jar. Pecans aren’t a major crop in the county, but the area is home to several orchards. Local pecan grower Michael Eaton tends an orchard on Roosevelt Road P, along with his family’s secon...
Sniffs from friendly wet noses and furry faces inches from their own meet visitors to a certain apartment in Eastern New Mexico University’s West Campus Housing. Vic and Tory, the university’s new greyhound mascots, are adjusting well to campus life and enjoying the attention of admirers, according to their caretakers, students Gilbert Valdez and Dallas Ellsworth. “They’re a hoot,” Valdez, a graduate student in counseling, said. The greyhounds are expected to make their official debut during halftime at the Jan. 23 men’s bas... Full story
Freedom New Mexico: Argen Duncan Eastern New Mexico University students Dallas Ellsworth, left, and Gilbert Valdez show off the university’s new live mascots, Tory, left center, and Vic. Ellsworth and Valdez live with the dogs and expect them to make their official debut Jan. 23 at the men’s basketball game. Sniffs from friendly wet noses and furry faces inches from their own meet visitors to a certain apartment in Eastern New Mexico University’s West Campus Housing. Vic and Tory, the university’s new gre...
Four candidates are vying for mayor in this year’s Portales municipal election, and two of five city councilor races are contested. Municipal Judge Frederick Arnold is unchallenged in seeking re-election. Tuesday was filing day for the March 2 municipal election candidates. City Councilor Gary Watkins, Twin Oaks Construction owner Steven Davis, Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sharon King and Mental Health Resources Inc. Director of Supported Employment Dennis Lopez are running for mayor. Current Mayor... Full story
For the upcoming municipal elections, Dora and Floyd have fewer candidates than positions, while Elida has two contested races. The elections are scheduled for March 2, and write-in candidates can declare Tuesday. If no write-in candidates sign up, the village councils will have to fill the vacant positions by appointment. In Floyd, there are no candidates, and the mayor and two council positions are open, Village Clerk Toni Whitecotton said. For Dora, incumbents Mayor Mickey Burkett and Village Councilor Lewis Walker are run... Full story
Roosevelt County is facing state funding cuts that will limited it to repairing about half as many road surfaces as in past years. The issue came before the Roosevelt County Commissioners at their meeting Tuesday. In the 2008-2009 fiscal year, the county received about $432,000 from three Local Government Road Fund programs. This year, the county is expecting to receive about $258,000 if both rounds of cuts are approved. County Manager Charlene Hardin said the allotment the county received from the state’s Local Government R... Full story
