Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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Isaac Ramirez, a recent graduate of Eastern New Mexico University, said he is serving his community with gardening and Facebook. "We are all just wanting to feel good," he said. We had a chat with him recently. Q: Where are you from? A: Hobbs, New Mexico. Born and raised there for about 20 years before I moved here to Portales to finish college. Q: Why did you decide to go to Eastern? A: I was initially promised a scholarship with (Jeff) Elwell when he was chancellor, and I...
Community activist Victoria Robledo has a new job with the Democratic Party of New Mexico and a part-time job with Range Movement. The positions have allowed her to connect and understand the community of Clovis. Robledo talks about her past, present and future from Texas to California to New Mexico, with The News. Q: Where are you from? A: I'm originally from Victoria, Texas. My mom was a very imaginative woman when she named me. Q: Can you tell me more about Victoria,...
Evelyn Ledbetter is a woman of many worlds. She spent her childhood on a farm, received an accounting degree from Eastern New Mexico University, owns a chile farm, is the promotions director of KENW-FM and has a TV talk show. She credits her mother and the advice she left. "I never heard her talk poorly about others. When someone hurt her feelings or wouldn't behave right, she would always just say, 'Well that's on them, I'm accountable to God.' And she would just leave it at...
Imagine you are a summer camp counselor for children ages kindergarten through fifth grade, and a forest fire breaks out. Stressful? Katlynn Cooke, a 20-year-old Clovis native and a student at Eastern New Mexico University, was ready for it. She has worked at Bonita Camp – located between Capitan and Ruidoso -- for three summers. She's seen wildfires before. "I have never been in a place where I've had to evacuate but I stay pretty educated on the dangers," Cooke said. This t...
