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PORTALES - A strong opening quarter helped the Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team stake out a large lead, which they'd need all of to survive a late comeback attempt by Texas Woman's for an 84-81 victory. Kassandra Harris led the effort with 18 points and seven rebounds on the night, just topping Mikaehla Connor's 17-point, 10-rebound night. Brand Gomez added 11 and Johna McClelland 10. The Pioneers (14-9, 7-8) were led by Kenesha Saygo, who posted a...
Boys District 5-3A Santa Rosa 69, Texico 61 Santa Rosa (15-6, 3-1) — Stephen Sanchez 5, Christian Chavez 27, Enrique Bachicha 10, Joseph Esquibel 4, Joaquin Romo 19, Javante Chavez 2, Cody Schattschneider 2. Totals 26 8-21 69.. Texico (17-6, 3-1) — Brock Thompson 3, Dalton Thatcher 26, Lance Myers 2, Luke Phipps 3, Braden Fraze 17, Mason Golden 5, Nathan Phipps 3, Paden McDermid 2. Totals 16 19-28 61. Santa Rosa 16 15 20 18 — 69 Texico 15 9 25 12 — 61 3-pointers — Santa Rosa, C. Chavez 7, Bachicha, Esquibel. Texico, T...
PORTALES - Portales High celebrated two of its finest on Thursday, holding a ceremony for football standout Trenton Small and ace pitcher Emilio Lovato after both recently signed with Eastern New Mexico University. While both student-athletes officially signed with ENMU 1 on national signing day on Feb. 1, both wanted to celebrate the achievement with friends and family together at the high school. In attendance were not only their families, but friends, fellow students,...
With the theme "Heritage of Hope, Legacy of Victory" serving as the backdrop, African American Day at the State Legislature will be celebrated today at the Capitol Roundhouse. A Clovis delegation comprised of two busloads of students, as well as school district and city officials, is expected to join participants from across the state in descending upon Santa Fe in celebration of black history and culture in New Mexico. Former New Jersey Secretary of State Deforest Soaries is...
PORTALES - Portales High celebrated two of its finest on Thursday, holding a ceremony for football standout Trenton Small and ace pitcher Emilio Lovato after both recently signed with Eastern New Mexico University. While the two student-athletes officially signed with ENMU on national signing day on Feb. 1, both wanted to celebrate the achievement with friends and family together at the high school. In attendance were not only their families, but friends, fellow students,...
On this date ... 1997: Portales' school board voted 5-0 to appoint Lucille King as its superintendent. Her salary was set at $65,000. King had been the school district's assistant superintendent under Richard Souter, who had announced his resignation was effective June 30. 1977: Most area communities reported much-welcomed rainfall. "It will help tie down some fields that were beginning to blow away," said Roosevelt County farmer Wayne Baker. Portales recorded one of the...
The following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Wednesday • 7:03 a.m.: Careless driving, Seventh Street/Thornton Street • 8:12 a.m.: Improper lane change, Norris Street/Mabry Drive • 8:41 a.m.: Failure to comply with conditions of release/probation, Police Department • 9:27 a.m.: Criminal damage up to $1,000, 200 block of Redwood Street • 10:11 a.m.: Battery, 300 block of North Prince Street • 10:36 a.m.: Larceny over $500, 200 block of Brownhorn S...
The Roosevelt County Road Department will be working on North Roosevelt Road G for a one-mile stretch between North Roosevelt Road 2 and 3, beginning Monday. The road construction work is projected to be completed by March 13. Motorists are encouraged to seek alternative routes and will be asked to slow down through the construction zone. For more information, call 575-356-5307....
PORTALES — Roosevelt County commissioners approved publishing a notice of intent to amend an ordinance for a 1999 bond issue Tuesday during their meeting. Roosevelt General Hospital Interim CEO Bo Beames and Erik Harrigan of RBC Capital Markets appealed to commissioners for help with re-financing a 1999 bond in which the county issued 20-year bonds to renovate the hospital with a Sunset Clause included for the bonds. The clause, Harrigan told commissioners, states that the bonds will have reached full maturity on July 1, 2...
Portales city councilors approved payment of the city's invoice to the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority for 2017. According to Chris Wood, vice chairman of the city's finance administration committee, the committee met on Feb. 2 and discussed the $336,102 invoice, which covers the city's voluntary member contribution. "The city felt like, though we don't have a legal obligation to the authority, we believe the city has an ethical obligation to live up to its...
PORTALES — A Portales native is the executive producer on a film that’s headed to the 2017 South by Southwest Film Festival next month in Austin, Texas. Portales native Paul Hunton of Lubbock is an executive producer for a new, 74-minute documentary that highlights a unique art piece. “‘Through The Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film’ follows art collective Postcommodity as they construct Repellent Fence, a two-mile long outdoor artwork that straddles the U.S.-Mexico border,” according to the South by Southwest website. In...
PORTALES - Roosevelt County officials joked Tuesday that the county courthouse was the safest place to be, because almost every county deputy from the Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office was present for Tuesday's commission meeting. The room applauded the deputies for their service with Roosevelt County Sheriff Malin Parker saying, "It (law enforcement) gets more and more dangerous by the day and less and less appreciated, yet this group of guys I brought here today get up...
CLOVIS - Clovis High is closing in on hiring its 11th head football coach, and first since 1978. The school opened the application period for about a month to find the successor to Eric Roanhaus, who resigned in December after 39 seasons at the helm and a 343-141-5 record. Thirteen applicants were received, with 10 being considered. Superintendent Jody Balch said the hope was to have the field narrowed to five or six finalists by the end of Thursday, and interviews would start...
Texico schools canceled classes Thursday in response to an increase in students and staff battling influenza. “We made the decision yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) to cancel instruction to allow our students and staff time to get well,” Texico Municipal Schools Superintendent Robert Brown said. “As we looked at the number of confirmed flu cases and the number of students and staff absent or still coming to school with the stomach bug, it was not in our best interest to continue re-infecting one another.” No other area school...
CLOVIS - The past week brought with it varying degrees of success for local church fundraisers. The goals were similar: to support local organizations, church missions and community engagement. St. James Episcopal Church hosted their 51st annual chili fundraiser on Monday. Priest Alan Brockmeier said the event had a lesser turnout this year, with around 170 fewer tickets sold. "Our pre-sale tickets were up a little bit from what they've always been," said Brockmeier. "Even...
CLOVIS — Two massive Arizona cypress trees seem to be the largest in town when seen on the Prince Street overpass. Their location is on the side of Immanuel Lutheran Church and they were planted two years after the church opened in 1941, according to Carl Tucker, chairman of trustees for the church. Tucker said being noticed on the overpass was a strong indicator for being the largest in town, though there is no way to measure if they are exactly. In any case, church o...
Friday • Roosevelt General Hospital Board of Trustees — 6 p.m., Fred Allen conference room, Roosevelt General Hospital, Portales. Information: 575-356-3412. Monday • Ad Hoc Shooting Range committee — 5:30 p.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Tuesday • Water Policy Advisory Board — 8:30 a.m. at city hall, Clovis. Information: 575-769-7828 Wednesday • Chamber Board of Directors — 11:30 a.m. at the chamber, Clovis. Information: 575-575-763-3435 Thursday • ENMWUA — 10 a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public Library, nor...
Today • Valentine’s Day dinner — 6 p.m. at Living Word Church, Clovis. Proceeds benefit Christian Women Connection (CWC) ministry for missionaries. Tickets: $15. Information: 575-763-6796 • Craft and bake sale — 8 a.m.-noon at Plains Regional Medical Center lobby, Clovis. Proceeds benefit PRMC Auxiliary programs. Information: 575-763-7863 Saturday • Monica y Grupo Mezcal — 7 p.m. at Clovis Civic Center. Tickets: $25 general, $20 senior/military/student, 2 for $35. A CCC Cultural Arts series performance. Information:...
We all fall into that mode from time to time. We think we can just “get it right” and force (we’d say “encourage”) others (spouses, children, coworkers) to “get it right” by submitting to the improvement plan we create. Then we can fashion for ourselves and others a perfectly ordered, smoothly running, incredibly efficient existence. As long as we’re in charge, masters of the situation, all will be well, right? Life doesn’t work that way and, ironically, people who have a...
People are so complex as to be impossible to completely describe, but we need to differentiate them. We use names, faces, and the way they walk, talk, and dress to keep track of which is who and so forth. But these features are all most telling only when you are in close contact with the human you wish to identify. The person-density is low on the Plains, and distance is significant such that walking is not much use as a common form of transportation. You don’t pass by p...
Several years ago on a trip, my family and I boarded the largest inland river boat in the United States, the Branson Bell. On that hot day in July, we were scheduled to have lunch on the riverboat and then go on to explore the ship and enjoy the ride on the beautiful Mississippi. After lunch, we walked up to the third-story deck and watched the powerful giant paddle wheels as they propelled the huge mass of folks and cargo with seeming ease. Standing on the third deck with...
