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PORTALES — Science-fiction experts traveled Thursday to Eastern New Mexico University to praise living legend Jack Williamson for his nearly eight decades of writing. Because of his health — Williamson turns 98 in April — his attendance at the lectureship named in his honor was in doubt. When he arrived around noon, he was greeted by a standing ovation as he entered the Campus Union Ballroom. Williamson told the crowd he was happy to be there. As the 30th annual Jack Williamson Lectureship ended, the audience gave the Porta...
PORTALES — Portales will be the center of the science-fiction world Thursday when experts join local science-fiction writing legend Jack Williamson of Portales for the 30th annual Williamson Lectureship. “I enjoy the variety of people who have different points of views,” Rick Hauptmann of Portales said. Hauptmann, a friend of Williamson, said he’s attended about 15 of the lectureships. “Jack’s writing has always been on the cutting edge of science fiction. He’s always been interested in applying science in writing. He’s a ver... Full story
Portales will be the center of those who view the world in a different way on Thursday when experts in the field of science-fiction join local science-fiction writing legend Jack Williamson of Portales for the 30th annual Williamson Lectureship. “I enjoy the variety of people who have different points of views,” Rick Hauptmann of Portales said. Hauptmann, a friend of Williamson, said he’s attended about 15 of the lectureships. “Jack’s writing has always been on the cutting edge of science fiction. He’s always been intere... Full story
Travelers will be able to “Stay Smart” in Portales now that the new Holiday Inn Express is open. Chelsey Banister, Holiday Inn Express general manager, said it has been a slow start but feels business will pick up once the word gets around that the hotel is open. “Stay Smart” is the motto for Holiday Inn Express. Banister said the hotel opened its doors for business on the afternoon of Feb. 21. It was also the first day of the 14th annual New Mexico Ag Expo. Banister said that Tuesday was the busiest day for the hotel u...
It started with eight students from the Portales School District, but quickly it dwindled down to two girls and Jessica Lavalle was able to correctly spell “volver” to win the district Spanish Spelling Bee. Lavalle won on Feb. 24 and will be competing in Albuquerque in the New Mexico Spanish Spelling Bee contests against other New Mexico students. “Volver” means to turn or return. “I’m so happy,” Lavalle said. Lavalle said she was nervous and that probably won’t change when she competes in Albuquerque. “I’m going to study a l...
The New Mexico Public School Facility Authority allocated money to the Portales School District to fix roofs of some of the school buildings. The problem is it wasn’t enough to fix all the roofs that need repairing, according to school officials. During a work session on Monday afternoon, Randy Fowler, Portales School District superintendent, said NMPSFA representatives set aside $612,000 for roof repairs to James, Steiner and Brown elementaries and the old basketball gym at the Portales Junior High. Fowler said the p...
Portales’ Morgan Hill drives to the basket past a Lovington defender during the second half of Friday’s District 4-3A girls championship game in Portales. (CNJ staff photo: Eric Kluth) PORTALES — It wouldn’t be a district championship game without coach Brenda Gomez marching back and forth on the sidelines. The Portales Lady Rams defeated Lovington 68-33 in the District 4-3A tournament title game Friday at PHS behind double-digit scoring from Briana Hernandez, Ashleah Richards and Megan Kabrick. Gomez glanced up at the wal...
Tony Parra: PNT staff writer It was the third meeting in eight days for the Portales Rams and Ruidoso Warriors, but this time it had more meaning with the same results. The Portales Rams defeated the Warriors, 52-41, to claim the District 4-3A championship on Saturday night. The Rams defeated Ruidoso, 66-40, on Feb. 17 and 40-37 on Monday. The win makes it back-to-back district championships for the Rams. Portales defeated Lovington last season. The seeding will take place on Sunday afternoon. Portales coach Mark Gallegos...
Portales Area Transit system will have a new operator next month. Community Services Center will end its affiliation with the bus system on March 24, its Executive Director Pam O’Malley announced in a press release. O’Malley said the reason was because the city wanted to run the PAT system. The city of Portales will take over on March 25, City Manager Debi Lee said. The New Mexico Department of Transportation funds PAT through the city, which had been contracting with CSC to operate the buses. The city owns the buses. Lee...
Barry Scott said that despite dealing with racism he has remained positive and wanted ENMU students and other audience members to do the same no matter what obstacles they confront. Scott is an African-American motivational speaker who has been on other campuses and preached the importance of Martin Luther King Jr.. “He’s definitely the best motivational speaker I’ve heard,” Nicole Johnson, an Eastern New Mexico University student, said. “His speech moved me. You feel it deep down in your gut. I wish more people would have co...
Debi Lee, Portales city manager, said the purpose a Friday water meeting was to create a history of the events leading to the recent water outage and find out what can be done differently next time. Managers and directors for the city of Portales discussed every aspect of response from each department and talked about what can be done differently in the future. “In my 33 years of municipality experience, I have not had a situation like this occur,” Lee said. “Overall I was happy with how we handled the situation. I have recei... Full story
Sentencing for a former Roosevelt County Sheriff’s deputy convicted of criminal sexual penetration has been delayed at least 60 days while the defendant undergoes a diagnostic evaluation. Ninth Judicial District Judge Ted Hartley agreed to the evaluation for former Deputy Gary Adkins during court proceedings Thursday at the Roosevelt County Courthouse. Adkins, 46, faces a maximum of seven years in prison under a plea agreement. The minimum punishment would be probation, officials said. District Attorney Matt Chandler said A... Full story
It wouldn’t be a district championship game without coach Brenda Gomez marching back and forth on the sidelines and on Friday Gomez and her girls marched to a District 4-3A championship win over the Lovington Lady Wildcats. The Portales Lady Rams defeated Lovington, 68-33, on Friday behind double-digit scoring from Briana Hernandez, Ashleah Richards and Megan Kabrick. Gomez glanced up at the wall on east part of the gym to count the championships the Lady Rams have won under her leadership. Friday’s championship makes it 18... Full story
PORTALES — Officials have planned a meeting Friday to discuss ways of repairing broken water lines without having to shut off water to the entire city of Portales. The community was without water almost 24 hours on Saturday when a pipe cracked and water began to burst out of the ground on the city’s west side. Officials said they had no way to fix the broken pipe without shutting off water to everyone. “There are not many valves,” Public Works Director Tom Howell told Portales City Council members on Tuesday. “The thinking...
Sentencing for a former Roosevelt County Sheriff’s deputy convicted of criminal sexual penetration has been delayed at least 60 days while the defendant undergoes a diagnostic evaluation. Ninth Judicial District Judge Ted Hartley agreed to the evaluation for former Deputy Gary Adkins during court proceedings Thursday at the Roosevelt County Courthouse. Adkins, 46, faces a maximum of seven years in prison under a plea agreement. The minimum punishment would be probation, officials said. District Attorney Matt Chandler said A...
People gained new ideas from everything from horsemanship to quilt designs during the first day of the 14th annual New Mexico Ag Expo on Tuesday. Some people even left the Roosevelt County fairgrounds with prizes. For the Worthams of Portales, the ag expo offered new hints and tricks from Orin Barnes when it comes to horsemanship. Orine Barnes and Beth Berggren of Orine Barnes Training out of Canyon, Texas showed horse owners of all ages pressure points, such as underneath the horse’s chin and other places on the horse’s head... Full story
PORTALES — Horsemanship and quilt designs were among the demonstrations during the first day of the 14th annual New Mexico Ag Expo at the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds. Orine Barnes and Beth Berggren of Orine Barnes Training of Canyon, Texas, shared tips with horseowners of all ages. Barnes showed horseowners how important pressure points such as underneath the chin and other places on the head were to controlling a horse. Barnes also talked about rewarding the horse after the training with food or rest breaks. “I learned mor... Full story
The talk on Tuesday evening during the Portales City Council meeting was remaining concerns of the lack of water valves and a way of allowing water to flow without having to shut water down to the entire city of Portales. Portales Mayor Orlando Ortega and city councilors talked about what concerns arose from a 17-foot crack on a 24-inch water pipe which caused the city of Portales to go without water for almost 24 hours over the weekend. City officials said a 24-inch major distribution line broke on the west side of Portales... Full story
Vendors, merchants and organizers were busy on Monday afternoon putting everything in place for the 14th annual New Mexico Ag Expo sponsored by Plateau Wireless and Hamilton Automotive group. The farming and dairy community of Portales is home to the agricultural showcase every year and this year there will be more than 170 booths with more than 400 exhibitors. There will be many instructional seminars and demonstrations related to agricultural products, meals, farm equipment and quilts at the Roosevelt County Fairgrounds.... Full story
The Muleshoe High School girls perform on Friday afternoon in the 25th annual Festival Romanico in the Campus Union Ballroom on the campus of Eastern New Mexico University in Portales. (Freedom Newspapers: Tony Parra) Hundreds of high school students from eastern New Mexico and west Texas attended Friday’s 25th Annual Festival Romanico at Eastern New Mexico University for Spanish-speaking competitions. They competed against each other in artwork, skits, poetry, essays and for the grand finale, a talent show. Festival R...
The Clovis High School Web site informs students of activities, upcoming events and teacher profiles. (Staff photo: Eric Kluth) It used to be that parents would have to wait for a report card to find out how their children were doing in school. Not anymore, not with the Internet at their disposal. At the click of a button, parents can check on their children’s grades, attendance and lunch room balance, all by logging onto the Portales Municipal Schools Web site. They can also see what activities are scheduled and what went on... Full story
Some may be asking, if a 10-year-old can abide by the hunting safety rules and not harm anyone then why can’t Vice President Dick Cheney? Too bad Cheney is too old to enroll in the Roosevelt Youth Hunter Educational Challenge which is for the Roosevelt County youth between the ages of 10-18. Between 10-15 youths attended a Roosevelt County YHEC meeting on Thursday night so they can learn more about hunting with a shotgun, muzzleloader, bow and a .22-caliber rifle. Glen O’Rear, Rick Ledbetter and Scott Chambers are some of...
The 25th Annual Festival Romanico enticed 400 to 600 high school students to the campus of Eastern New Mexico University for Spanish-speaking competitions. The high school students came from eastern New Mexico and west Texas. They competed against each other in artwork, skits, poetry, essays and for the grand finale, a talent show. The event took place all-day on Friday in different ENMU buildings. Festival Romanico was started 25 years ago as a day dedicated to the romance languages of French and Spanish. The Bovina High... Full story
It used to be that parents would have to wait for a report card to find out how their children were doing in school. Not anymore, not with the Internet at their disposal. At the click of a button, parents can check on their children’s grades, attendance and lunch room balance, all by logging onto the Portales Municipal Schools Web site. They can also see what activities are scheduled and what went on during school board meetings on the Clovis Municipal School District Web site. “My mom does it all the time,” said Krist...
The Bacas are hoping for continued success in their business, Village Pharmacy in Portales as it enters it’s 15th year of operation. Victor Baca, pharmacist and co-owner of Village Pharmacy opened the business in 1991. A family-run business, his wife Linda Baca is in charge of the bookkeeping and the Baca’s son, Adam Baca, is one of the two certified pharmacy technicians at Village Pharmacy. Gloria Tapia is the other pharmacy technician. “It’s grown tremendously since we opened,” Victor said. “We’re always extremely bus...
