Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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There will be an increased police presence this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, according to local agencies. New Mexico State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints around the clock today through Saturday in every district of the state, according to State Police Capt. Oscar Gonzales. Eight to 10 officers will monitor each checkpoint and work saturation patrols to curb driver’s attempting to “skirt around check points,” Gonzales said. Clovis Police will also have checkpoints and increase patrols to make sure drive... Full story
A number of elections affecting Portales residents will take place in 2006 beginning with an election to decide whether to keep a mil levy tax used to help the Portales School District officials with improvements to the district. During 2006 elections for New Mexico governor, Portales mayor and Portales city councilors will also take place. The Portales School Board members, during the November school board meeting, unanimously approved a resolution to have a Special Public School Capital Improvements tax election on Feb. 7....
There will be an increased police presence this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, according to local agencies. New Mexico State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints around the clock today through Saturday in every district of the state, according to State Police Capt. Oscar Gonzales. Eight to 10 officers will monitor each checkpoint and work saturation patrols to curb driver’s attempting to “skirt around check points,” Gonzales said. Clovis Police will also have checkpoints and increase patrols to make sure drive...
A biofuel energy researcher informed people on Thursday in the Science Building on the Eastern New Mexico University campus about how biofuel works and it’s potential to provide a more environmentally sound energy source. Plamen Atanassov, professor of chemical and nuclear engineering at the University of New Mexico, explained how glucose/air enzymatic biofuel cells work and how the technology is used in cars and medical devices. Atanassov is looking at advanced biofuel cells and how they can be used to power devices i... Full story
The wind farm near Elida is nearing completion and will be generating power to homes in New Mexico, West Texas and Oklahoma by the beginning of 2006. Dave Hayward, field engineer of the wind farm project construction, said 98 wind turbines have been constructed and completion of the 120 wind turbines is projected for Dec. 15. Hayward said testing has to be completed after Dec. 15 before placing the system into operation. Xcel Energy Inc. contracted with Padoma Wind Power LLC of La Jolla, Calif., to purchase all the... Full story
Tony Parra: PNT Staff Writer The Christmas tree is up and ready for people to select children’s names and bring a smile to their faces for the Christmas holiday. The Mayor’s Christmas Tree is up at Portales City Hall with approximately 200 names of children in Roosevelt County. People can begin taking names off of the Christmas tree to purchase gifts for children who otherwise may not receive a gift this year. The Portales Art Club students from Portales High School decorated the trees with many Santa Claus dolls on Mon...
Portales and Clovis volunteers are putting together a Thanksgiving feast for anyone as part of the third annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner. The Third Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Memorial Building. The meal is free and anyone can attend and eat turkey, mashed potatoes, dressing and desserts. Portales community volunteers and Cannon Air Force Base volunteers will help out with this year’s Thanksgiving Day meal, according to Veda Urioste, an organizer of the m...
There was a common theme expressed during Friday and Saturday’s 2005 Future Educators Association State Conference as to why people want to be teachers. They want to be teachers because they have a passion and a love for it. High School students from Clovis, Portales, Albuquerque, Las Cruces and other towns from New Mexico got some insight into the responsibilities and duties of a teacher. The conference was held on the campus of Eastern New Mexico University Friday and Saturday. Erika Watson from Clovis High School said s...
Portales — The Third Annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Memorial Building in Portales. The meal of turkey, mashed potatoes, dressing and desserts is free and open to the public. Portales and Cannon Air Force Base volunteers will help out with this year, according to Veda Urioste, an organizer of the meal. “It means a lot to the people we help,” Joe Pari, an organizer of the meal, said. “We come from a blessed nation. These people (who are helped) are helping me. They to...
SueB Bracksieck compares drawings with Michael Hatch of Portales High School during a communication workshop at Friday’s Future Educators of America conference at ENMU. (Freedom Newspapers: Kevin Wilson) PORTALES — There was a common theme expressed Friday and Saturday among high school students attending the 2005 Future Educators Association State Conference — they wanted to be teachers because they have a passion and a love for it. The two-day event at Eastern New Mexico University offer student from around the state an ins...
Tony Parra: PNT Staff Writer Eastern New Mexico University is one of the most affordable four-year schools in the Southwest, according to the annual survey of tuition fees by The Chronicle of Higher Education. The annual cost of tuition is $2,784 for ENMU for undergraduates, which ranks second among 76 schools that offer a bachelor’s degree in Texas, Colorado, Arizona, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Utah. “We want to be a bargain, but at the same time, we have to balance a budget,” ENMU President Steven Gamble said during T... Full story
Tony Parra: PNT Staff Writer Honors were dished out to business owners for their dedication to their businesses and community volunteers for dedication in helping others during the annual Roosevelt County Chamber Banquet. Meanwhile T.J. Casey, a singer/poet cowboy from Billings, Mont., dished out the jokes to entertain the crowd. Casey has been a singing entertainer for more than 30 years. Casey shared the spotlight with Portales residents who were recognized for their success and help. Craig Hughes, owner of Craig Hughes... Full story
Eastern New Mexico University is one of the most affordable four-year schools in the Southwest, according to the annual survey of tuition fees by The Chronicle of Higher Education. The annual cost of tuition is $2,784 for ENMU for undergraduates, which ranks second among 76 schools that offer a bachelor’s degree in Texas, Colorado, Arizona, Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Utah. “We want to be a bargain, but at the same time, we have to balance a budget,” ENMU President Steven Gamble said during Thursday’s ENMU Board of Rege...
Tony Parra: PNT Staff Writer Mobile service health care workers will be in Portales on Friday doing screenings to help people detect early warning signs of diseases which cause strokes, the third-highest killer of Americans, according to the National Center for Health Services. Life Line Screening medical technicians will be conducting screenings to help people reduce the risk of stroke as well as other diseases. There were 162,672 deaths in the U.S. due to strokes in 2003, according to the National Center for Health...
Tony Parra: PNT Staff Writer The Dora Lady Coyotes will be looking to bounce back from last season and a 10-15 record and be competitive in District 3-1A play. The Melrose Lady Buffaloes defeated Dora 56-38 in the district tournament to end the Lady Coyotes’ season. The Lady Coyotes finished in fourth place in the five-team district with a 2-6 regular season district mark and a 10-15 record overall. The Lady Coyotes host the San Jon Lady Coyotes on Friday with the junior varsity game starting the action at 4 p.m. Dora coach M... Full story
Tony Parra: PNT Staff Writer I definitely enjoy my time with family and friends so they can enjoy my insults and wise cracks about them. But not everybody gets time off from their jobs to give guys like me their undivided attention and listen to the insults carefully. (Don’t worry I get the insults from them as well and we have fun joking around.) However, some people who work at call centers, gasoline stations, retail stores, video rental stores, fast-food restaurants and newspapers don’t get the day off. I worked at a fas...
Tony Parra: PNT Staff Writer The county commissioners elected to have a workshop during the county meeting on Dec. 6 to prioritize capital outlay requests for the 2006 legislative session. Mike Miller, lobbyist for the county, was in attendance to give recommendations and advise the commissioners on what would be the best way of requesting funding from state legislators. The total amount of money set aside for Roosevelt County was $983,000 through capital outlay requests in the 2005 legislature. Commissioners requested...
A new season is giving the Dora Boys’ basketball team new hope to challenge for the top spot in District 3-1A. The Dora Coyotes host the San Jon Coyotes on Friday with the junior varsity team tipping off the action at 4 p.m. The Coyotes lost three seniors from last year’s basketball team, a team which finished with a 7-20 record. Dora lost players such as Travis Belcher and Brent Hays who combined to score 18 points in the season-ending loss to the Floyd Broncos in overtime. The way the season ended for the Coyotes was som... Full story
Tony Parra: PNT Staff Writer The Portales School District Board members and Randy Fowler, Portales superintendent, took their time during a school board meeting to congratulate the newly crowned 2005 Class 3A New Mexico State Volleyball champion Portales Lady Rams. Many of the girls were in attendance from the volleyball team which went 22-3 this season and defeated Pojoaque on Saturday for the title. The volleyball team had four seniors — Ashleah Richards, Rebekah Gonzales, Morgan Hill and Megan Kabrick. Ruth Chavez has b... Full story
Tony Parra: PNT Staff Writer For widows of the men who marched in the Bataan Death March, Friday brought back wonderful memories of their husbands, but also tearful remembrances. The widows in attendance Rowena Preuit, Irene Wall, ImaGene McCormick and Joy Gardner were honored along with U.S. veterans at the Memorial Building in Portales on Friday morning. “The Tribute to Veterans” program at the Memorial Building was one of two events honoring veterans with the other one being the “Veterans Day Appreciation” in front o...
Harrie Black and James Kyte bow their heads in prayer at the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars program, “A Tribute to Veterans,” on Friday in commemoration of Veterans Day. (Freedom Newspapers: Leslie Spence) For widows of the men who marched in the Bataan Death March, Friday brought back wonderful memories of their husbands, but also tearful remembrances. The widows in attendance Rowena Preuit, Irene Wall, ImaGene McCormick and Joy Gardner were honored along with U.S. veterans at the Memorial Building in Portales on Friday morni... Full story
Tony Parra: PNT Staff Writer Those who have watched her show have enjoyed it and are looking forward to her concert again this year on Saturday at the Portales High School Auditorium. Jana Stanfield, a motivational speaker/singer, will be performing in the 4th annual Jana Stanfield Concert that will take place on Saturday with proceeds going to help pay for teens and children to go to the Panhandle Muscular Dystrophy Association Summer Camp. The summer camp, for youth age 6-21, is held at Ceta Canyon outside of Happy, Texas.... Full story
Eastern New Mexico University police officers, counselors and self-defense experts have spent the last week trying to help students stay alert, safe and aware of their surroundings. ENMU representatives held personal safety workshops on the heels of a couple of recent alleged sexual assault incidents involving two ENMU female students, according to Brad Mauldin of the ENMU police. Ty Walker, the university's director of counseling and career services, said the workshops were intended to help students in prevention of...
Tony Parra: PNT Staff Writer A cowboy songwriter/poet from Big Sky Country will be in Portales on Thursday to entertain people who attend the Annual Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce Banquet. The Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce banquet is scheduled to take place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Portales High School Cafeteria. T.J. Casey will be the featured entertainment for the night. Casey is a singing cowboy from Billings, Mont. Casey has been a singing entertainer for more than 30 years, according to a press release...
Tony Parra: PNT Staff Writer Eastern New Mexico University police officers, counselors and self-defense experts have spent the last week trying to help students stay alert, safe and aware of their surroundings. ENMU representatives held personal safety workshops on the heels of a couple of recent alleged sexual assault incidents involving two ENMU female students, according to Brad Mauldin of the ENMU police. Ty Walker, the university's director of counseling and career services, said the workshops were intended to help...
