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The $8.5 million remodel at the Eastern New Mexico University Science Building is more than halfway complete and on schedule, according to university officials. ENMU staff and administrators toured the building Tuesday, including the remodeled portions of the original building, which was gutted, and the new wing on the west side of the building. “It’s nice to keep the old and the new,” remarked Patrice Caldwell, executive director of planning and analysis. The project was funded primarily with $7 million in general oblig... Full story
Two of the four Portales City Council races in the March 4 municipal election will be contested. In Ward B, incumbent Gary Watkins is being challenged by Michael Martinez. The race for the Ward D council seat is a little more crowded, with incumbent Michael Miller along with Keith Thomas and Eddie Hiner declared as candidates. Incumbent Alfredo Bachicha Jr., in Ward A, and incumbent Donald K. Shafer, in Ward C, will be running unopposed. Miller is seeking his second full term. He was appointed to fill Mayor Orlando Ortega...
Jan. 9, 1961 • Bob Heselton of Hessie’s 66 Service Station received a $50 award from Phillips 66 for providing perfect driveway service to a “Mystery Motorist.” • Travis Gossett advertised Jersey and Holstein milk cows for sale from one to 100 head. His reason for selling, as stated in the ad — “Going fishing....
STAR sponsoring writing contest The teen group at the Portales Public Library, Some Teens Are Reading, is organizing a teen writing contest. Students in sixth through 12th grades are eligible and may submit original work in the following categories: Essay, Poetry, Short Fiction, and One-Act-Plays. Interested writers should contact Heather Christensen at the library for complete submission guidelines and deadline information. The Portales Public Library will host a teen writing workshop at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Eastern New Mexico...
Birthdays and Anniversaries Belated: Dec. 28 — Kelli Richerson Dec. 29 — Dink and Mitzi Miller Jan. 1 — Kelsi Gray Jan. 2 — Casey Buzard This week: Thursday — Jill Thompson Friday — Char Rector Tuesday — Leon Harvey Upcoming events • Seniors will meet Thursday at the Floyd Senior Citizens Center for games and fellowship. Potluck is at 6 p.m. and games begin at 7 p.m. • Booster Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the community building • School Board will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the school. School news • The Booster Club...
Most Americans recognize that wastefulness is pervasive in the federal government. By now, revelations that once generated disbelief and anger garner a defeatist shrug. But some cases still can make us shake our heads in dismay. Have you ever wondered where all the stuff goes that Transportation Security Administration personnel confiscate at airports, while they’re safeguarding us from the threat of bottled-water bombs or exploding hair gel containers? Somewhere, we suspect, vast warehouses are stacked to the rafters with a...
Over the last few months, I thought nothing could be more boring than what the writers’ strike had done — old episodes of “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” covering weeks-old news. I found out Monday night I was wrong. I was more bored by new episodes of “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” but without the writers that make it one of the funniest, sobering (and trustworthy) news program on the air. Monday night’s “Daily Show” episode, the first to be broadcast since the Writer’s Guild of America strike started Nov. 5, was...
Too many severely injured troops and their families haven’t been getting the bedside help they need in preparing applications to qualify for up to $100,000 in traumatic injury insurance. But that is going to change, says Army Col. John Sackett. Sackett heads the Traumatic Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (TSGLI) branch within the U.S. Army Human Resources Command in Alexandria, Va. More than 6,600 claims for TSGLI have been filed by wounded or injured soldiers since the program began on Dec. 1, 2005. But only 2700 Arm...
CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo The special events center is scheduled to be completed in August, even though freezing temperatures and high winds in December have affected the work, according to construction manager for DavTek Randy Kamradt. Curry County Manager Lance Pyle is concerned the county does not have the funds to operate the special events center under construction. He told county commissioners Tuesday the county has more pressing financial concerns to address, including health insurance increases and dwindling... Full story
The Eastern Plains Council of Government of Clovis has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department, according to a press release from U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici R-N.M. The $115,728 awarded will provide rental assistance for 10 to 13 individuals or families, Shelter Plus Care Program Manager Lori Howard said. Howard said Shelter Plus Care works with individuals in Roosevelt and Curry counties who are mentally or physically disabled and homeless. “We go through quite a bit of funding to help t...
