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Staff writer link Joshua Lucero Coming across positive, motivated people that share my interests seems to be close to impossible, for me anyway. That’s why it was so nice to travel to the always-exciting land of Albuquerque to cover the 2015 NMAA state basketball championships March 12-14. The tournament is one of my favorite times of the year because it allows me to shoot photos of my favorite sport (sorry football) and meet people on and off the court who have the similar m...
Religion columnist link Patti Dobson I have a yard of “rejects.” We’re kind of the Island of Misfit Toys for dogs. All of these less-than-perfect critters have a story. All have left their paw prints all over my house and heart. Paw prints and dog hair. Lots and lots of dog hair. As I have been making my rounds the last few days, doing a few chores here, tweaking a few noses there, I’ve thought about the work involved. Mostly I’ve thought about the love. We have an abundance...
Religion columnist link Curtis Shelburne Until it became obvious to me at our community’s Easter sunrise service a few years ago, I had no idea the population of my town included so many roosters. Or maybe there aren’t that many. Maybe we have just one or two who’ve been granted the gift of uncommon volume and unflagging energy. In any case, early on that particular Easter morning, as we stood outside near the tennis courts in the park praising God in our annual Commu... Full story
Track • Saturday — Varsity meet at Fort Sumner, 8 a.m. Baseball • Monday, April 13 — Dora Varsity and JV play at Floyd 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Spring break • Dora Schools will be closed for spring break, beginning today. School will resume on Monday, April 13. Testing • Dora Elementary and Junior High School classes will be Discovery testing Monday for math and Tuesday for reading. PTSO meeting • The Dora Parent Teacher Student Organization will have a meeting after school Monday, April 13 in the library.... Full story
Down on the farm link Audra Brown What might you hear if you were to pass by the tractor that I’m driving back and forth through the field? A loud rumbling roar of the diesel engine, I suspect. What you might see is quite another thing altogether. Disregarding what you might be doing driving in the field (unless lunch is involved, there’s not really an excuse) depending on the day and what I remembered to bring with me that particular day, you might see any one of the fol...
On this date ...link 1960: Music fans were looking forward to a performance by Soprano June Johnson at the Eastern New Mexico University Music Building. Johnson, a member of the School of Music faculty, was to perform an all-German program, including selections by Schumann, Carl Maria von Weber and Bach. 1945: Bill Vance of Portales announced his dog, Buzz, had been poisoned and he would pay a $25 reward if someone could identify the perpetrator. Two other dogs had also been...
Editor’s note: Where are they now is a weekly feature updating the lives of Eastern New Mexico University graduates. link Steve Spray Each year, Steve Spray would tell his mother he wanted to quit college and play professional golf. His mother insisted he needed to be the first in the family to graduate from college before giving pro golf a shot. Mom won out. In addition to winning back-to-back National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics golf titles while at Eastern N...
Saturday • Easter egg hunt — 2 p.m., softball complex on Industrial Drive. For ages 10 and under. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1018. Tuesday • Books and Babies — 10:30 a.m., story time for children 0-3, Portales Public Library. Information: 575-356-3940. • After school at the Library — 4:30 p.m., programming for kindergarten through sixth grade. Portales Public Library. Information: 575-356-3940. • Roosevelt County Commission — 9 a.m., L.C. Cozzens board room. Information: 575-356-5307. • Portales City Council — 6:30 p....
Staff writer [email protected] link Staff photo: Alisa Boswell Sharon Cissell, left, and Doris Welch visit the “The Altar of Burnt Offering,” the second station at The Tabernacle at Central Christian Church. The live tabernacle is one of the church events going on in conjunction with Easter at local churches. Local churches will be celebrating Easter with a variety of special events throughout the weekend. There will be a special Easter Polynesian program presented by...
Staff writer [email protected] link Staff photo: Joshua Lucero Eastern New Mexico University Grounds Services Manager Dent McGill trims rose bushes Wednesday in the greenhouse at the physical plant. With more than 150 acres of turf to care for, Eastern New Mexico University’s grounds services department has their work cut out for them. The department, which is part of the university’s physical plant, is responsible for maintaining a clean and aesthetically pleasing cam...
Staff writer [email protected] Taylor Hamner, a sophomore at Eastern New Mexico University, plans on making some extra money this summer. “I’m gonna try to find a better job,” Hamner said. “Not necessarily to replace the one I have now, but I work part-time now, so I might try to find something full-time.” With summer approaching fast and the weather already in the 80s, many students in the Portales area are starting to figure out their plans for the upcoming summer. Hamner would love to spend the summer traveling... Full story
MANAGING EDITOR [email protected] Portales appears to have become a hub for pageants in 2015. Miss Portales was held last month, and Miss New Mexico will be coming to Portales in June. But a different kind of pageant will be held in Portales on April 11 where every contestant walks away with a prize. “We don't want anyone leaving thinking they didn't do well. We don't want anyone leaving empty-handed,” said Maggie Chavez, coordinator of the Enchanting Miss Spring Bling Pageant, which has been held in towns across New...
When you shop at a big box retailer or provide your personal information at the doctor’s office, you want to feel assured that your credit card numbers, bank account passwords or Social Security numbers aren’t going to be hacked and used to empty your checking account or to steal your identity. But if that happens, you really would like to be notified so you can take steps to thwart the thievery early on. Well, forget about getting any help from Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee. As reported in a post-session story...
Local columnist link Kent McManigal If government is a good idea — which I doubt — it is being done backward. Currently, the way it works is a law is passed, then enforced, in an attempt to change people’s behavior. If some behavior weren’t being targeted for change, no one would even dream up a law in the first place. The only reasonable course, where laws are concerned, is the other way around. People’s behavior should determine whether or not a law is enforced, and then once it isn’t being enforced, the law should be e...
link Staff photo: Joshua Lucero The Portales Rams line up to shake the hands of the Clovis Wildcats Thursday afternoon after the Rams defeated the Wildcats 6-5 at Ram softball field. STAFF REPORT Daizia Looney’s RBI single capped a two-run seventh on Thursday as Portales rallied for a 6-5 softball victory over Clovis at Wheeler Park. Down 5-0 after a five-run Clovis second, the Lady Rams chipped away, pulling to 5-4 in the fifth on a two-run homer by Kailee Ramirez and a b...
Local columnist link Rube Render In a recent edition of the “Journal of Medical Ethics” two Oxford University medical ethicists argue that “The moral status of an infant is equivalent to that of a fetus in the sense that both lack those properties that justify the attribution of a right to life to an individual.” This leads them to the conclusion that parents should be allowed to have their newborn babies killed, as ending their lives is no different than an abortion. Wheneve...
link Staff photo: Joshua Lucero Ram junior pitcher Kersey Burnett pitched 5 innings, striking out 4 Texico batters and giving up one run during the Rams Thursday evening game against the Texico Wolverines. STAFF WRITER [email protected] Darin Bonem’s single scored Grant Wagner with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh as Portales survived blowing a six-run lead in the top of the inning to edge Portales 8-7 on Thursday at Ram Field. Joe Ortega and Wagner worked o...
