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The New Mexican A state Senate panel will hear four proposals Tuesday that aim to make New Mexico driver's licenses compliant with the federal Real ID Act — including a version by Albuquerque Republican Rep. Paul Pacheco that would only allow driving privilege cards for undocumented immigrants. After making a swift pass through two House panels and the full chamber, Pacheco's bill is likely to have a tougher time getting through the Democrat-majority Senate Public Affairs Committee. Most Democrats oppose Pacheco's plan to cre...
Following is a sampling of calls received by dispatchers for Clovis police, Curry County sheriff and area fire stations: Thursday • 9:58 a.m.: Battery on a household member, location unknown. • 11:15 a.m.: Theft of identity, 1300 block of Hinkle Street. • 11:54 a.m.: Failure to appear (misdemeanor), 200 block of West Fourth Street. • 1:17 p.m.: Larceny up to $500, 3600 block of Linkwood Lane. • 2:49 p.m.: Motor vehicle theft-auto, 1400 block of Eastridge Road. • 4:07 p.m.: Larceny up to $500, 3800 block of North Prince Stre...
Today St. Ann’s Catholic Church Dinner — 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. (CST) Donations: $12 adults, $5 children 6 and under. St. Ann’s Parish Hall, 409 S. Third St., Bovina. Monday 50th Annual St. James Dinner— 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. $10 a ticket. Dine in or take out. St. James Episcopal Church, 1117 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-799-2533 50th Annual St. James Dinner— 5 p.m.- 7 p.m. $10 a ticket. Dine in or take out. St. James Episcopal Church, 1117 N. Main St., Clovis. Information: 575-799-2533 Tuesday Portales City Council... Full story
On this date ... 2006: Portales’ Lady Rams clobbered Lovington, 64-20, to run their high school basketball winning streak to four games. Ashleah Richards scored 18 points to lead all scorers as Portales improved to 16-6 for the season, 3-0 in District 4-3A play. 1976: The Clovis High School drill team took first place in state competition. The girls also won 11 individual awards, plus the spirit trophy for the second consecutive year. 1956: Clovis’ Citizenship Education Seminar was declared successful by Davenport Bea... Full story
Staff report CANYON, Texas — Suffice it to say, it was a long day for the Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball team on Saturday. The Greyhounds fell behind 7-0 in just over 2 1/2 minutes, and had only 16 points nearly midway through the third quarter. Their leading scorer for the game, senior guard Sarah Stinnett with 11 points, missed on 13 of her first 14 shots from the field. They did, though, manage to play No. 7 West Texas A&M evenly through the second half — the Lady Buffs substituted liberally — in what en... Full story
Staff report CANYON, Texas — Suffice it to say, it was a long day for the Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball team on Saturday. The Greyhounds fell behind 7-0 in just over 2 1/2 minutes, and had only 16 points nearly midway through the third quarter. Their leading scorer for the game, senior guard Sarah Stinnett with 11 points, missed on 13 of her first 14 shots from the field. They did, though, manage to play No. 7 West Texas A&M evenly through the second half — the Lady Buffs substituted liberally — in what en...
The great news Wednesday? The Harlem Globetrotters called our office. The bad news? It wasn’t for me. An otherwise boring afternoon found me speaking to a very pleasant representative of the team that finished just ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers as the funniest basketball team in the world. The Globetrotters win out because they’re trying to be funny. They’re coming to Eastern New Mexico University’s Greyhound Arena Feb. 11 for their tried-and-true basketball comedy. But on...
The great news Wednesday? The Harlem Globetrotters called our office. The bad news? It wasn’t for me. An otherwise boring afternoon found me speaking to a very pleasant representative of the team that finished just ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers as the funniest basketball team in the world. The Globetrotters win out because they’re trying to be funny. They’re coming to Eastern New Mexico University’s Greyhound Arena Feb. 11 for their tried-and-true basketball comedy. But on J... Full story
My book-of-the-month summary for January is “How Did They Do That” (Quill, 1984, 332 pages) by Caroline Sutton. The book’s topics range from movies to parachutes to lollipops to hot dogs to hangovers. Samples: • “Heaven’s Gate,” the 1980 box office disaster by Michael Cimino, was budgeted at $11.6 million but would have had to gross $140 million to break even. The director shot 1.5 million feet of film. • “The Dead Sea Scrolls” were discovered in 1947 by a boy who discovered...
My book-of-the-month summary for January is “How Did They Do That” (Quill, 1984, 332 pages) by Caroline Sutton. The book’s topics range from movies to parachutes to lollipops to hot dogs to hangovers. Samples: • “Heaven’s Gate,” the 1980 box office disaster by Michael Cimino, was budgeted at $11.6 million but would have had to gross $140 million to break even. The director shot 1.5 million feet of film. • “The Dead Sea Scrolls” were discovered in 1947 by a boy who discovered...
Presidential candidates should not have to fret about where their parents were born. Imagine President Ted Cruz moving into the White House with First Lady Heidi Cruz and their two daughters under a cloud of doubt about the legitimacy of his election. A new Monmouth University poll finds one-third of Republican voters and voters who lean Republican either don’t believe or aren’t sure whether the Texas senator meets the “natural born Citizen” requirement in the Constitution for eligibility for U.S. president. Whatever else on...
Presidential candidates should not have to fret about where their parents were born. Imagine President Ted Cruz moving into the White House with First Lady Heidi Cruz and their two daughters under a cloud of doubt about the legitimacy of his election. A new Monmouth University poll finds one-third of Republican voters and voters who lean Republican either don’t believe or aren’t sure whether the Texas senator meets the “natural born Citizen” requirement in the Constitution for eligibility for U.S. president. Whatever else on... Full story
Monday • Gospel concert — 7 p.m. at ENMU’s Buchanan Hall. Admission: Free. Information: 575-562-1011 Tuesday • After school @ the Library — 4:30 p.m. at Portales Public Library for grades K-6. Activity: 3D heart mobiles. Information: 575-356-3940 • Portales City Council meeting — 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at the Memorial Building. Information: 575-356-6662 ext. 1012 • Roosevelt County Commission meeting — 9 a.m. in commission room at the courthouse. Information: 575-356-5307 Wednesday • Tween game day — 4:30 p.m. at Port...
Opinion When a friend of mine made a Facebook post earlier this week that started with her saying she’s not normally one to rant, she spoke the truth entirely. This fine lady is one of the best people I know and is very clearly on Facebook for the intention of enjoying personal time with her friends and family whom she cannot see face-to-face regularly. She was quite right — she is not one to rant or get on a podium or have political debates with others. But like many of us, this friend of mine had had enough regarding this p...
On this date ... 2006: Portales’ Lady Rams clobbered Lovington, 64-20, to run their high school basketball winning streak to four games. Ashleah Richards scored 18 points to lead all scorers as Portales improved to 16-6 for the season, 3-0 in District 4-3A play. 1976: The Clovis High School drill team took first place in state competition. The girls also won 11 individual awards, plus the spirit trophy for the second consecutive year. 1956: Clovis’ Citizenship Education Sem...
Landall Goolsby, former Portales resident and Eastern New Mexico University graduate, is currently trying his hand as a career actor out of Hollywood, California, having played over 40 roles in television and film since 2001. His two most recent roles will be on the shows “Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life” and “Love.” What has been your favorite experience acting in Hollywood? Landall Goolsby It was Marvel’s “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” Every on of them is joyful, but tha... Full story
Editor’s note: The following is one in a series of continuing question-and-answer sessions with area leaders. Karl Terry is the executive director of the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce. Which legislation presented in this session will have the greatest impact on the local business and economy? We’re looking at a decrease in budget. There’s going to be flat (budgets) at most agencies. That’s going to put stress back on our local communities and businesses. Within those c...
STAFF REPORT A Portales teen’s murder trial begins Monday for the second time around. DeAngelo Montoya, 18, has spent the last five years living at a juvenile detention facility after being tried and convicted of Portales college student Angel Vale’s shooting death in 2011. Montoya, 13 years old at the time, was convicted of second-degree murder, aggravated burglary, two counts of tampering with evidence and larceny, and sentenced to live in a juvenile facility until the age of 21. The New Mexico Court of Appeals and the Sup...
Staff report CANYON, Texas — After junior forward Chaunce Hill scored the game’s first four points, there wasn’t much else for the Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball team to write home about on Saturday. Rival West Texas A&M went on a 25-4 run at that point and the Buffaloes were in complete charge en route to a 97-64 Lone Star Conference victory. Sophomore David Chavlovich scored 25 points and sophomore Jordan Evans added 19 for the Buffs (17-7, 5-3 LSC), who extended their winning streak to five games. Chavlov... Full story
Staff report CANYON, Texas — After junior forward Chaunce Hill scored the game’s first four points, there wasn’t much else for the Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball team to write home about on Saturday. Rival West Texas A&M went on a 25-4 run at that point and the Buffaloes were in complete charge en route to a 97-64 Lone Star Conference victory. Sophomore David Chavlovich scored 25 points and sophomore Jordan Evans added 19 for the Buffs (17-7, 5-3 LSC), who extended their winning streak to five games. Chavlov...
Staff report PITTSBURG, Kansas — Eastern New Mexico University’s indoor track and field team got four provisional qualifications for NCAA Division II national competition in Friday’s Pittsburg State Invitational. The women’s distance medley team, including Amber Saiz, Kiana Covington, Klaudia Szych and Sabrina Huelga finished first with a time of 12 minutes, 8.8 seconds, more than eight seconds faster than the runner-up team from Murray State. Huelga also provisionally qualified in the mile run with a second-place time of...
Staff report PITTSBURG, Kansas — Eastern New Mexico University’s indoor track and field team got four provisional qualifications for NCAA Division II national competition in Friday’s Pittsburg State Invitational. The women’s distance medley team, including Amber Saiz, Kiana Covington, Klaudia Szych and Sabrina Huelga finished first with a time of 12 minutes, 8.8 seconds, more than eight seconds faster than the runner-up team from Murray State. Huelga also provisionally qualified in the mile run with a second-place time of...
Deputy editor [email protected] D.J. Blackmon’s college basketball career was grounded at Fort Lewis before it even got a chance to take off. Two years later, the Clovis High graduate is hoping to be part of a second regional championship and possibly get another chance at a four-year school. Blackmon, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound guard, is healthy and playing a role with Cochise Junior College in Cochise, Arizona. While the sophomore is only averaging 3.2 points and 3.0 rebounds in 14.4 minutes per game with one start for t...
BOYSNon-districtMelrose 68, Mora 62Mora (13-5) — Travis Romero 9, Santiago Laumbach 9, Emmerick Martinez 7, Sidney Sena 4, Ryan Duran 1, Casimiro Fresquez 32. Totals 23 13-22 62. Melrose (15-3) — Cade Barnard 23, Chris Fisher 3, Wyatt Williams 18, Rowdy Allen 3, Jordan Jasso 5, Braden Hemminger 13, Jared Lee 3. Totals 23 18-23 68. Mora 14 12 8 28 — 62Melrose 14 15 21 18 — 683-pointers — Mora, Fresquez 2, Laumbach. Melrose, Barnard 2, Allen, Fisher. Junior varsity — Mora 62, Melrose 57. District 4-1AGrady 77, Mosquero 29... Full story
