Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Sorted by date Results 126 - 143 of 143
The spirit of Christmas is in giving rather than receiving. I must confess though, that being on the receiving end has made for some memorable Christmas gifts. Like many parents, Mom and Dad liked to surprise us girls with special toys. But after peeking into Mom’s stash of yet-to-be-wrapped gifts one year, the real surprise came when a Honeyhill Bunch dollhouse that I thought was destined for someone else ended up being mine. Imagine my joy when I ripped open the wrapping paper and saw that cute dollhouse, which had been t...
• Danna Dixon, daughter of Vickie and Stanley Dixon was crowned Little Miss Merry Christmas in downtown Portales prior to the start of the annual Kids Christmas Parade, • State Senator Stuart Ingle announced he would run for a second term. • District 6A rivals Dora and Floyd squared off in the boys championship game of the Floyd Invitational basketball tournament. • Eastern New Mexico University student Jim Spiri was planning to spend Christmas in El Salvador as a photojournalist....
It’s likely the entire city of Portales will be looking for a sprig of mistletoe Friday night. That’s when the holiday season gets its kickoff with the Christmas Light Parade and the Little Miss Merry Christmas contest. The evening begins with music by Steve Davis’ band, Master Works, at 6 p.m. on the south side of the Roosevelt County Courthouse. At 6:30 p.m. the parade, led by Santa Claus on a fire truck, begins. This year, for the first time, the parade will begin at the Portales Recreation Center parking lot at 18th...
It’s likely the entire city of Portales will be looking for a sprig of mistletoe Friday night. That’s when the holiday season gets its kickoff with the Christmas Light Parade and the Little Miss Merry Christmas contest. The evening begins with music by Steve Davis’ band Master Works at 6 p.m. on the south side of the Roosevelt County Courthouse. At 6:30 p.m. the parade, led by Santa Claus on a fire truck, begins. This year, for the first time, the parade will begin at the Portales Recreation Center parking lot at 18th Street...
We have lived in the same house for 43 years. Every rock and every tree in the yard has a story. If I sit in my swing long enough and listen hard enough, I can hear basketballs dribbling and skateboards skating. “Look Dad, I can do this with one hand!” I reminisce as I walk around the yard. “Look Mom! Remember when we got stuck in the sand hunting a turtle rock? Dad went for help and while he was gone Mark and Lane filled the back of the truck with rocks and just as Dad drove up with help, you drove the pickup out of the s... Full story
The Grinch didn’t exactly steal Christmas, but he did help Borden Peanuts capture the best business float award during the annual Christmas parade Friday night in Portales. The giant trailer-turned-sleigh featured the Grinch of Dr. Seuss fame and 30 Borden employees and their families who threw candy while their mascot handed out bags of peanuts. With everything from John Deere tractors to Christmas-lighted Jeep vehicles and even a festive forklift included, hundreds of Roosevelt County residents watched the 18 lighted e...
Julie Rooney corrals her four children at the Portales Christmas parade on Friday evening (Freedom Newspapers: Andy DeLisle) The Grinch didn’t exactly steal Christmas, but he did help Borden Peanuts capture the best business float award during the annual Christmas parade Friday night in Portales. The giant trailer-turned-sleigh featured the Grinch of Dr. Seuss fame and 30 Borden employees and their families who threw candy while their mascot handed out bags of peanuts. With everything from John Deere tractors to C... Full story
Portales streets will once again light up as the annual lighted Christmas parade and downtown Christmas Jubilee celebration are set to take place, beginning at 6:30 p.m. today. Sponsored by the Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce, various events will be held throughout the evening, said Amie Franz, RCCC. A stage will be set up in the parking lot of the Roosevelt County Courthouse where choirs from the Portales Junior High and Portales High school will be performing, beginning at 6 p.m. Master Works, a local christian...
I never wanted to drown Little Miss Merry Christmas, but I was accused of plotting this unthinkable crime when my headline came rolling out of our newsroom printer. On this fateful day in the early 1990s, my then colleague Janet Bresenham came waving a piece of paper I had just printed for our Sunday edition of the Portales News-Tribune. The huge black and white letters read: “Little Miss Merry Christmas to be Drowned.” I almost died of laughter and embarrassment, knowing that I would never live this one down amongst my fel...
I never wanted to drown Little Miss Merry Christmas, but I was accused of plotting this unthinkable crime when my headline came rolling out of our newsroom printer. On this fateful day in the early 1990s, my then colleague Janet Bresenham came waving a piece of paper I had just printed for our Sunday edition of the Portales News-Tribune. The huge black and white letters read: “Little Miss Merry Christmas to be Drowned.” I almost died of laughter and embarrassment, knowing that I would never live this one down amongst my fel...
Tony Parra: PNT Staff Writer There was a lot of jubilee from the people who saw the Christmas Jubilee Light Parade in Portales on Friday night. The Christmas Jubilee Light Parade floats traveled down Avenue C and Second Street and the people on the floats were greeted by smiling children’s faces and clapping from the audience. The Floyd students were on the float leading the parade. Raina Figueroa, a James Elementary student and her mother, Kim Figueroa, enjoyed the parade on Friday night. Kim said they will be spending C... Full story
Kevin Wilson: PNT Staff All times Mountain Albuquerque Family Art Workshops —1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. every Saturday at the Albuquerque Museum. Visitors of all ages are invited to join the Family Art Workshops. All supplies provided. Free with museum admission. Info: 243-7255. River of Lights— Nov. 26 until Dec. 30 at the Albuquerque Biological Park. Featuring light sculptures of animals, plants and seasonal themes, largest wal- through holiday light show in New Mexico. Info: 848-7150. Amarillo Concert Band Concert — 6 p.m. Sunda...
Tony Parra: PNT Staff Writer The city of Portales is lit up with Christmas lights and soon enough Christmas lights will be flowing through the streets of Portales as part of the Christmas Light Parade. The Christmas Parade will take place at 6:30 p.m. Friday and will start at the corner of the Trader Horn True Value hardware store parking lot and make its way north on Avenue C to the downtown area. There will be activities going on at 6 p.m. at the Roosevelt County Courthouse, such as singing and music. The coronation of the... Full story
Public Record The following dispositions were recently filed in magistrate court: • Robert Encinias, 19, pleaded no contest to criminal trespass and is ordered to serve a 364-day suspended sentence and 364 days of probation, attend the ASPEN program and pay $167 in fines. • Teofilo Montano, 21, pleaded no contest to dog running at large and is ordered to serve a 90-day deferred sentence and pay $67 in fines. • Arnold Aragon, 33, pleaded guilty to driving on suspended/revoked license, concealing identity and speeding and i...
The Christmas Parade ran through the Portales downtown area and the event culminated with the crowning of the Little Miss Merry Christmas on Friday. The event began with a crowd of approximately 100 people gathered in front of the Roosevelt County Courthouse. The crowd braved a mild cold weather, however, barrels with fire helped keep the crowd warm while they enjoyed choir singing. The Portales High School choir, under the direction of Franklin Smith, sang “What Child is This”, “Throw Open Your Shutters” and “Carol in the Be... Full story
Michelle Seeber Six-year-old Stephanne Chandler really wanted to win the 18th Annual Little Miss Merry Christmas Pageant held Friday night at the Cornerstone Building in downtown Portales after the light parade. In fact, she wanted to win so badly that she and her mother baked cakes and pies, sought donations from 51 Portales businesses and held a raffle and a silent auction, raising about $2,542 — more than half the amount raised by all the candidates for the title. "We baked pies, and we baked cakes, and everyone had to g... Full story
Michelle Seeber More than a hundred parked cars lined the Portales downtown streets with residents sitting in them to avoid the cold Friday night weather, a sure sign that the Light parade in honor of Christmas was being watched. Little Miss Merry Christmas 2002, Heaven Ruiz, daughter of Henry and Martha Ruiz, led the parade, sitting in back of a Jeep bearing Christmas lights and waving to the first to witness the parade. Little Miss Merry Christmas 2003 candidates followed, driven in their jeeps that also bore lights,... Full story
If you’re in downtown Portales Friday night there’s one thing you almost certainly won’t miss — lights. Fire trucks, tractor trailers and even a horse will all be laced with holiday glow during the annual Roosevelt County Christmas Jubilee Light Parade, which begins at 6:30 p.m. on the corner of 18th Street and South Avenue C. “It’s small-town America at it’s finest,” Sharon Davis, chairman of Christmas activities, said. “It’s so much fun. People love it and they line up to see it.” The 18th Annual Little Miss Merry Chr... Full story
