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WEEKEND EDITION SUNDAY,SEPT. 8, 2019 Inside: $1.50 Portales moves to 3-0 on season. — Page 1B Vol. 91 ◆ No. 46 SERVING CLOVIS, PORTALES AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES EasternNewMexicoNews.com Officials discuss marijuana response ❏ Police chief raises concern of detecting intoxication. By Kevin Wilson EDITOR [email protected] CLOVIS — Recreational marijuana will be a reality in New Mexico, Clovis Mayor David Lansford said. The only variable for Clovis is how the city chooses to deal with it. Lansford addressed the Clovis City Commission at the conclusion of its Thursday meeting with news that Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has placed recreational marijuana legalization on the agenda for the 2020 legisla- Staff photo: David Grieder tive session. The 30-day session can only deal From left, Andy Chase Cundiff and Paul Saiz reflect on getting their professional musical start in the company of Norman with budgetary issues unless the governor’s and Vi Petty. office makes a special exception. With Democrats holding solid majorities in both houses, Lansford said he has no doubt Lujan Grisham will receive legislation that she wouldn’t have reservations signing. “It’s a tidal wave that’s going to go,” Lansford said. “I don’t see it not happening. What we’ll have to decide is if we allow it here, Studio reunion and if we do, how we’re going to regulate it.” He said as the local governmental body for ❏ the city, it will have three options: Alumni of Norman and Vi Petty Recording Studios gather in Clovis. ■ Opt-in: The city allows recreational mari- juana in its incorporated areas and decides on By David Grieder studio in 1981 by a vocal- ber of the group,” Dusty Clovis, came by to look zoning regulations for businesses that do offer focused quartet “Aslan” Neergaard told The News of fondly on the records it. STAFF WRITER ■ [email protected] made of siblings Craig Petty. And when Petty died “Saturday Night” and “Baby Opt-out: Marijuana will continue to be Bogard and Dusty Neergaard in 1984, “for us, that was Come Closer” that he and his illegal in the incorporated areas of Clovis. CLOVIS — The most and their spouses, Lynn Ann really the day the music group recorded with Petty in ■ Hybrid opt-in: The city takes no official famous alumni of the and Bill. died,” she added. 1979 and 1981, respectively. position on marijuana, and all regulations Norman and Vi Petty Craig, Lynn Ann and Craig and Dusty said they He was still impressed at regarding it are left in the state’s hands. Recording Studios are Dusty came in from New have copies of their record- how “down-to-earth” Petty At Lansford’s request, Clovis Police Chief known world-round, but Jersey for the occasion, join- ings somewhere and are hop- was even then, having Doug Ford addressed the commission on how there are many others who ing what Chase Gentry of the ing to convey them to the already worked with and such changes would affect law enforcement. recorded in the now-iconic chamber estimated to be over Rock & Roll Museum, in the supported legendary artists. Ford said this legislation has been anticipated space or worked with the 150 attendees from around Chamber basement, where “It was kind of like, when and he’s talked to police chiefs from Colorado. Those discussions have covered successes, mis- producing couple. the country and overseas. Saturday’s gathering was he walked in the room we steps and unintended consequences of legaliza- On Saturday, the The quartet — now miss- held. That underscores one stopped breathing,” said Clovis/Curry County tion. ing Bill Neergaard, who died of Gentry’s points in reflect- Andy Chase Cundiff, a radio A glaring issue Ford sees is figuring out if Chamber of Commerce host- in 1995 — were at the time ing on the “alumni” event — disc jockey with Petty in the drivers are under the influence of marijuana. ed its first alumni event to in their twenties, having the first of its kind for the ‘70s now living in Amarillo. The drug’s presence is currently verified via recollect on the space and grown up in Portales and museum — in that there is “He was already legendary.” blood draws, but two of his officers have taken people that produced the attended Eastern New still excellent music made Both Saiz and Cundiff con- drug recognition expert training. As far as what “Clovis sound” while shar- Mexico University. The trio decades ago at the studios tinued careers in music, but amount of drug in the system would be accept- ing stories and reminiscing reflected on the gravity of that remains largely undis- they were still soft for the able, Ford said that’s one thing the state would on old times. recording in a space that had covered. place where they got their have to determine at the time of implementation The years have a way of already hosted Holly, Roy “Realizing that there’s so start. The alumni gathering as, “there’s no national standard.” “goin’ faster than a roller Orbison and Bobby Vee (just much more music than we’ve continued Saturday after- Commissioner Rube Render said if you were coaster,” to quote the Buddy to name a few) and also on even tapped into in this noon with a visit to the old to “light up a doobie” the drug could stay in Holly and the Crickets song, the support and kindness museum,” Gentry said. studio on Seventh Street, your system for weeks. He asked Ford how that “Everyday,” recording at the they received from Norman Some records were already where attendees anticipated would factor into determining intoxication. Petty Studio in 1957. That and Vi. behind glass at the museum taking another crack at song was covered at the same “He was like a fifth mem- Saturday, and Paul Saiz, of singing some old standards. CLOVIS on Page 7A AMVETS post building closed until further notice ❏ Post under investigation for misappropriation of funds and violation of bylaws. By Mathew Brock trustee for the AMVETS Department of Gaming Commission came to the STAFF WRITER New Mexico’s Board of Trustees, the board’s attention two years ago, but was [email protected] post is under audit and he expects a never addressed by Post #14’s leader- final report to be delivered in two ship, prompting an investigation. CLOVIS — Members of the local weeks. But Post #14 Quartermaster Beth American Veterans (AMVETS) chapter So far, the audit has uncovered two Knight said the AMVETS Department showed up for their usual activities on liens on the building, according to an of New Mexico hadn’t given the mem- July 6 to find the locks of their local open letter from the Board of Trustees bers of Post #14 any information or post building had been changed. to members of Post #14 released instruction to rectify any problems AMVETS Post #14 in Clovis has Thursday. before it closed the building. Knight been closed until further notice while it The first lien is $12,000 in disputed said state AMVETS officials haven’t is under investigation by the district charges owed to the Gaming communicated clearly with the mem- Staff photo: Mathew Brock branch of AMVETS for misappropria- Commission from 2016 and the other is bers of the post since. tion of funds and violation of state and $8,000 in unpaid service fees to the city Knight said local AMVETS members AMVETS Post #14 building sits vacant while the post is national bylaws, officials said. of Clovis from 2010. under investigation by the AMVETS Department of New According to Rick Young, head Young said the $12,000 owed to the AMVETS on Page 7A Mexico. 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Abilene, Portales. 9 a.m., Commission Chambers, has planned a trip to New charged last year with child County commissioners on Information: 575-356-7000 Curry County Administration still present ■ Clovis Astronomy Club — 7 Complex, 417 Gidding St., Clovis. Mexico on Sept. 16. sex crimes was sentenced Thursday approved receiv- p.m., Room 143 or 145 (look for Information: 575-763-6016 “We’re excited that CLOVIS — The city of Friday to a six-year suspend- ing a state grant of $21,074 signs), Clovis Community College, ■ Portales City Council — 6:30 President Trump and his Clovis is continuing to work ed sentence through a plea toward conducting next 417 Schepps Blvd., Clovis. p.m., Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th team sees New Mexico as a out kinks with its new pay- agreement. year's Census. Information: 757-846-7509 St., Portales. Information: 575-356- state they can flip,” roll software, first discov- Rubel Encinias, 45, plead- The three county commis- 6662 Republican Party of New ered in July. City Manager ed no contest to one count of sioners present at Thursday's Tuesday Mexico Chairman Steve Justin Howalt said Friday criminal sexual contact of a meeting all voted to approve ■ City of Clovis Water Policy Sept.