Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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PNT Staff Reports ENMU on fall break this week Faculty and students at Eastern New Mexico University will observe Fall/Thanksgiving Break this week. The university will be open and staff will work Monday-Wednesday. Classes will resume Dec. 1. Mayor’s Toy Drive continues The Mayor’s Christmas Toy Drive: Operation Santa Cop continues through Dec. 24. Police officers will collect new toys for children through age 18 who otherwise might not have a Christmas this year. New, unwrapped toys may be dropped off at City Hall, the Por...
PNT Staff Reports Counterfeit bills in circulation Portales and Clovis have both seen counterfeit $50 and $100 bills in the past week, said Portales Police Capt. Lonnie Berry. One Portales business on South Chicago called police last week after receiving a fake $50 bill, Berry said. Others refused to accept suspicious bills and then called police to ask if counterfeit money has been a problem. Berry said he contacted the district attorney’s investigator Monday and learned Clovis was having problems as well. This time of y...
PNT Staff Reports The Portales Municipal School Board approved an updated grade adjustment policy at their regular meeting Monday night. The policy defines the teacher’s role in assigning grades to students and changing grades due to mechanical or clerical errors. “We needed to update the grade adjustments policy to make sure we are being fair to the students, the parents and to the teachers,” Superintendent Randy Fowler said. The policy also allows for the student and the student’s parents to challenge a grade they believe...
PNT Staff Reports Democratic Women to meet Roosevelt County Democratic Women will meet at noon Monday in the Roosevelt General Hospital conference room. The theme of the meeting will be “Happy Holidays,” which will be a program looking toward the New Year. All Democrats are invited to participate in planning. Pick up a tray in the cafeteria of the hospital and bring it to the conference room. The nominating committee for new officers for next year will be appointed at this meeting. Alumni plan renunion A meeting to plan the...
AARP seeks income tax preparation volunteers AARP Tax-Aide is looking for volunteers for tax counseling and leadership positions. Each year from Feb. 1 through April 15, AARP Tax-Aide volunteers prepare federal, state and local tax returns for low- and middle-income taxpayers....
Portales police are investigating two aggravated batteries from the past four days, according to Capt. Lonnie Berry. In the most recent case, a 27-year-old Portales man was beaten about 1 a.m. Sunday at a private residence in the 700 block of West 18th Street, according to Berry. He said police were still gathering evidence, but the arrest of two suspects was pending in the next day or so. According to statements, Berry said, the 27-year-old was playing games with others at a party, and the battery arose as a result of a...
PNT Staff Reports Elk licenses available soon A total of 565 cow elk licenses will be available online at 10 a.m. Nov. 18, to hunters who did not already hold an elk license this season. Licenses will be available on a first-come, first-served basis, only on the state Department of Game and Fish Web site, www.wildlife.state.nm.us . The licenses are for antlerless elk in various game management units statewide. The hunts will include 200 licenses for muzzleloaders or bows only, and 365 licenses for any legal sporting arm. The...
PNT Staff Reports 'Cash and carry' sale planned Habitat for Humanity will hold a “cash and carry sale” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Bosco Hall, corner of Grand and Gamma in Clovis. The sale includes kitchen cabinets for $20, vanities for $30 and medicine cabinets for $20. Proceeds from the sale will help support Matt. 25 Hope Center, Eastern Plains Community Action Agency, United Way of Eastern New Mexico, Food Bank of Eastern New Mexico and Central Baptist Church in Portales.... Full story
Firefighters from around the area had a Roosevelt County grassfire 90 percent contained as of 4 p.m. Tuesday, according to Portales Fire Chief John Bridges. Bridges said the fire burned about 2,000 acres of grassland and some firefighters remained on the scene watching for hot spots. The suspected cause of the blaze is arcing electrical lines, Bridges said. Firefighters from Portales, Clovis, Arch, Muleshoe, Texico and Dora battled the grassfire, which was east of U.S. 70 and south of N.M. 202 (Cacahuate R... Full story
PNT Staff Reports Obama representative to visit Clovis, Portales U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, is visiting eastern New Mexico today on behalf of the presidential campaign of Barack Obama. He will be at the Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce from 12:15-1:30 p.m., visit Cannon Air Force Base from 2-3 p.m., and meet with community leaders from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Juanito’s restaurant in Clovis. He will also visit La Casa de Buena Salud in Portales from 7:30-8:30 p.m. For information, call communications representative M...
Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the weekend discovery of a small amount of marijuana at the Curry County Adult Detention Center. Records show a deputy was dispatched to the jail around 8 p.m. Saturday when detention officers reported finding the drugs during an announced search. Undersheriff Wesley Waller said the officers found a small baggy of marijuana hidden within an unoccupied bunk in a high security pod....
PNT Staff Reports Flute player to perform Eastern New Mexico University in Portales will host guest flutist Chih-Hsien Chien for a master class and performance. Chien’s master class will be held from 2-4 p.m. today in the Zia Room of the Campus Union Building. Chien’s solo recital featuring Dr. Lindsey Beasley will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church. Chien is a freelance musician and member of the Los Angeles Flute Orchestra. She has played professionally with the National Symphony Orchestra in Tai...
The Portales News-Tribune asked the candidates for the Roosevelt General Hospital Board of Directors to respond to the following questions. Lonnie Alexander 1. Briefly describe your professional background and volunteer service. I have been a practicing physician since 1985, in Portales since 1986. I’ve always been active as ENMU’s team physician, provided sports physicals for high school and university athletes. I serve on the alumni board at ENMU and on the Friends of Eastern Foundation. 2. Describe your past and cur...
The Portales MainStreet Program is bringing the Santa Fe Brewing Co. to town for a fall festival Saturday night. “(We are hoping) to create ‘Alive After 5’ entertainment, to have different venues for people — young and old,” said Danny Woodward, president of Portales MainStreet. MainStreet organizers have said the planned the event to coincide with Eastern New Mexico University’s Homecoming. The homecoming game will be held Saturday afternoon at Greyhound Stadium. In order to serve alcohol, MainStreet had to apply to...
PNT Staff Reports Food bank to distribute commodities The Life Saver Food Bank will be distributing commodities from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday at the Memorial Building. To receive commodities, individuals must be residents of Portales, not receive assistance from other organizations and meet income guidelines. Information: 356-2005. Tickets available for Pops Dinner Concert The 2008 Pops Dinner Concert will be held Nov. 15 at Eastern New Mexico University. The concert features the University Wind Symphony and the Swanee...
Two authors originally from eastern New Mexico will be at the Eastern New Mexico University bookstore on Saturday. Sterling Dean, the pen name of Dean Hardage, is author of “PHasT Times,” a science fiction novel. While on a routing trading mission to an asteroid mining colony, the protagonist, Capt. Galrang Elbercroft, becomes involved in a web of deceit and violence. He, his crew and the colony must battle a mercernary hoarde. Hardage was born in Clovis, graduated from Farwell High School, and served in the U.S. Army bef... Full story
A Portales police car was involved in an accident Sunday evening. Capt. Lonnie Berry said Officer Lee Ferguson had turned on his lights and siren in pursuit of a vehicle that ran a red light in front of him at the intersection of First and Main streets. Ferguson was headed north on Main. A small, two-door vehicle, headed west on First Street struck the police car on the passenger side, Berry said. Berry said Ferguson was accompanied by his wife, who was an approved ride-along passenger. She was taken to Roosevelt General...
PNT Staff Reports Floyd schools plan homecoming Floyd schools will celebrate homecoming this weekend, starting with a bonfire at 7 p.m. Friday at Jim and Judy Chandler’s home. The homecoming coronation will be held at noon Saturday, followed at 1 p.m. by the varsity Broncos football game against Springer. Also on Saturday, the Lady Broncos host Fort Sumner for volleyball starting at 4:30 p.m. Disaster response organization accepting donations The Seventh-day Adventist Disaster Response organization has been assisting h... Full story
The third annual High Plains Quilt Festival will be held from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 17-18 at the Memorial Building. Organizers say they expect about 200 entries. In addition to quilts, vendors will display products, and seminars and demonstrations will be offered. Amy Armenta, local quilter and artist, will teach the double mystery quilt class. Pre-registration and a minimal fee is required. This year’s featured quilter is Marilyn Ford of Tucumcari. This year’s featured teacher is Sally Schneider of Albuquerque. She will be tea...
Portales kindergartners, first-graders and some preschool students are touring the Portales Fire Department during Fire Prevention week. Fire officials want youngsters to learn more about fire safety and prevention, said Battalion Chief Gary Nuckols. He said an estimated 300 children will tour the fire station this week and next. “One of the primary things we want them to know is the number to call in case of an emergency — 9-1-1,” he said. “We’re hoping and expecting them to know their address at that age.” “We show...
A Portales man was seriously injured in a one-vehicle rollover Tuesday morning in southeast of Portales. Kyle Parrish, 25, was in the surgical intensive care unit at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, a hospital spokeswoman said Wednesday night. She would not release information on Parrish’s condition. Parrish drove into the ditch on Roosevelt Road 8 about 1.5 miles off N.M. 88 about 8 a.m. Tuesday and lost control of the 2001 Ford Ranger he was driving, according to Roosevelt County Chief Deputy Sheriff Malin Parker. The v...
PNT Staff Reports National Day of Action slated The city of Portales is encouraging citizens and local groups particpate in community service projects for National Day of Action on Saturday.... Full story
Tawnya Burton, a registered nurse and clinical coordinator for SANE of the 9th Judicial District, has been nominated for the New Mexico Nursing Excellence award sponsored by the Center for New Mexico Nursing Excellence Clinical Teaching Institute in Albuquerque, according to a news release from Roosevelt General Hospital. Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner nurses deliver medical care by providing improved evidence collection by conducting a medical/forensic exam, provide treatment for sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy... Full story
Fletcher fund established A fund has been established at the Portales National Bank to benefit Dora School student Lance Fletcher, according to bank officials. Fletcher is receiving cancer treatments at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Cash or check donations can be made at either branch of the Portales National Bank: 109 East Second St. or 520 West 18th St. Checks should be made payable to the Lance Fletcher Fund. MainStreet... Full story
