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Courtesy photo: Louise Shoemaker Eastern New Mexico University Choral Director Jason Paulk and collaborative pianist Kayla Paulk lead a choir rehearsal in preparation for “Messiah....
Louise Shoemaker: Courtesy photo Members of the Eastern New Mexico University choirs and the Clovis Community Choir listen as ENMU Choral Director Jason Paulk goes over notes at a rehearsal for “Messiah....
Correspondent Wayne Anderson says the upcoming production of Handel’s “Messiah” is “the best one I have ever experienced.” He is in a position to know. Anderson directed choirs and prepared soloists for 40 years, including 23 at Clovis High School and another decade at the First Baptist Church in Portales. With five-full blown “Messiah” productions behind him, he maintains the one taking the stage at 3 p.m. Sunday in Clovis’ Marshall Auditorium is “nothing short of amazing....
Staff writer Eastern New Mexico was dusted with its first snow of the season Wednesday, sending residents to fetch heavy coats and into hardware stores for pipe-repair parts and space heaters. The storm system produced reports of up to a half-inch of snow two miles northwest of Clovis and two-tenths of an inch three miles southwest of Portales, but most of Curry and Roosevelt counties had just enough snow to frost the grass. A half-inch of snow was reported in Quay County three miles northeast of Tucumcari, according to the...
Following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations. Wednesday • 6:31 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident, Prince Street And Llano Estacado Boulevard. • 8:30 a.m.: Theft, 500 block of Llano Estacado Boulevard. • 9:43 a.m.: Warrant service, 800 block of Mitchell Street. • 10:01 a.m.: Embezzlement (under $250), 1000 block of West Seventh Street. • 11:56 a.m.: Motor vehicle accident, 1100 block of Comer Drive. • 1:42 p.m.: Theft, 900 block of Connelly Street. • 2...
Election 2014 is over. But is it really? Politics is like a roller coaster. The party that is up will soon be down. Is there anything God requires of us, his children, to do between elections? I believe we are called to pray for those whom we have elected to recognize their authority is from God. A perfect example of this is Solomon. link Pat Cantwell In 1034 BC, Solomon began constructing the temple, the House of the Lord, in Jerusalem. It took seven years to complete and its dedication occurred during the Feast of...
Election 2014 is over. But is it really? Politics is like a roller coaster. The party that is up will soon be down. Is there anything God requires of us, his children, to do between elections? I believe we are called to pray for those whom we have elected to recognize their authority is from God. link Pat Cantwell A perfect example of this is Solomon. In 1034 BC, Solomon began constructing the temple, the House of the Lord, in Jerusalem. It took seven years to complete and...
Feed the dog and bring in the mail. Yeah, there’s a bit more to it than that. When considering an overnight departure from the place, a farmer must find someone to check up on things while away. This job can’t be trusted to just anyone, and just anyone probably wouldn’t want it anyhow. It starts relatively standard. Take a look at the house, check on the dogs. Make sure they have feed and water, and hopefully they haven’t had any close encounters with a porcupine. If said en...
Courtesy photo: Louise Shoemaker Eastern New Mexico University Choral Director Jason Paulk and collaborative pianist Kayla Paulk lead a choir rehearsal in preparation for “Messiah....
Louise Shoemaker: Courtesy photo Members of the Eastern New Mexico University choirs and the Clovis Community Choir listen as ENMU Choral Director Jason Paulk goes over notes at a rehearsal for “Messiah....
Correspondent Wayne Anderson says the upcoming production of Handel’s “Messiah” is “the best one I have ever experienced.” He is in a position to know. Anderson directed choirs and prepared soloists for 40 years, including 23 at Clovis High School and another decade at the First Baptist Church in Portales. With five-full blown “Messiah” productions behind him, he maintains the one taking the stage at 3 p.m. Sunday in Clovis’ Marshall Auditorium is “nothing short of amazing....
STAFF WRITER [email protected] When asked what impact cold weather might have on Saturday’s Veterans Day Parade, organizer John Montano remembered a parade standard. “One year, we had snow and it was hard to get from Hilltop to Commerce Way,” Montano said. “Some of those floats, we had to get a pickup to pull them up. We kept getting calls asking if we were going to call it off. A commander from the Veterans of Foreign Wars post, he told me, ‘We didn’t call the war off in the snow in Korea.’ “I said, ‘OK, the parade...
Nov. 14 On this date ... 1974: For just the second time in the history of the Curry County United Way, volunteers said they met their fund-raising goal. They reached $130,000 only hours before the victory dinner at Colonial Park Country Club. 1968: The Clovis Community College was offering a course in Spanish for students in fourth through seventh grades. Classes, taught by Henry Pena and Marcos Reyna, were to meet three days a week. Cost was $20. 1959: Four Amherst, Texas, residents were killed when their car was hit by a...
Today • Friends of the Library book sale — 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sale room, foyer at Portales Public Library. Information: 575-356-3940. Saturday • Friends of the Library book sale — 8 a.m. to noon, Sale room in the foyer at Portales Public Library. Information: 575-356-3940. • POPs concert — 7 p.m., ENMU Campus Union Building. Admission: $30 general public, $20 active military. Information: Kathi Fraze 575-562-2377 Tuesday • Afterschool at the library — 4:30 p.m., Portales Public Library. Information: 575-356-3940. W...
Staff writer [email protected] Teachers and school administrators agree New Mexico’s system of teacher evaluation is unfair and puts too much emphasis on standardized test scores. Their views are similar to those of the New Mexico National Education Association, which sued New Mexico’s Public Education Department last September. The case has a request for a hearing this month, but no specific date has been set. According to an NEA press release, the teacher advocate organization is taking legal action because the eva...
Staff report As winter weather makes its way into Portales, city officials plan to wrap up construction and prepare for snow and ice. Portales Public Works Director John DeSha said the city will be finishing out road work at the intersection of South Avenue B and Third Street by the end of November, weather permitting. The intersection construction is part of a larger street improvement project by the city of Portales that aims to repair intersections that see a high flow of...
Staff writer Eastern New Mexico was dusted with its first snow of the season Wednesday, sending residents to fetch heavy coats and into hardware stores for pipe-repair parts and space heaters. The storm system produced reports of up to a half-inch of snow two miles northwest of Clovis and two-tenths of an inch three miles southwest of Portales, but most of Curry and Roosevelt counties had just enough snow to frost the grass. A half-inch of snow was reported in Quay County three miles northeast of Tucumcari, according to the...
Eastern New Mexico University Professor of Voice Jean Wozencraft-Ornellas is preparing to perform Saturday evening with ENMU students and staff during the 47th Annual POPS Dinner Concert at the Campus Union Building ballroom. The concert features the University Wind Symphony conducted by ENMU Director of Bands Dustin Seifert. Ornellas said the band will perform favorites from the 1920s and 1930s. What do you do to prepare for a concert like POPS? I prepared my music by myself, as did both of my colleagues, and then we got tog...
Joshua Lucero: staff photo Construction at the intersection of South Avenue B and 3rd Street awaits better weather before Portales road department workers can pour concrete. Public Works Director John DeSha said the construction at the intersection is part of a city wide road improvement project that will pour concrete pads at heavily trafficked areas to prevent wear and tear....
Staff writer [email protected] Some of the seniors on the Portales Rams football team are willing to dye to win. Several of the seniors wanted to do something different heading into their Class 4A home playoff \game against the Pojoaque Valley Elks tonight at Greyhound Stadium. So they dyed their hair blonde. “For us, it’s our last season as a group together, so we came together and said lets do something crazy,” senior safety Paul Conrow said. “So me, Matt (Martinez) and a few other guys decided let’s dye our hair beac...
link SPORTS FANATIC PHOTOGRAPHY: Courtesy photo Portales senior middle hitter McKenzie Bucksath goes up for a spike Thursday against the Shiprock Chieftains at the Class 4A state tournament Staff report The Portales Rams defeated the Shiprock Chieftains and split two game with the Ruidoso Warriors to win their pool and grab the No. 1 seed in the elimination round of the Class 4A state tournament. The Rams beat the Chieftains in two sets 25-23 and 25-13 then tied the Warriors...
