WEDNESDAY,JUNE 6, 2018 On the Web: 75¢ Election results online: easternnewmexiconews.com Vol. 90 ◆ No. 57 SERVING CLOVIS, PORTALES AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES EasternNewMexicoNews.com CASTING A VOTE Curry skipping block grant application ❏ Repaving project cost estimates exceeded expected grant amount. By Jamie Cushman STAFF WRITER [email protected] CLOVIS — Curry County will not submit a Community Development Block Grant application this year, the Curry County Commission unani- mously decided on Tuesday. The commission previously approved the paving of Curry Road 11 between Curry Road N and State Road 311 as the county’s CDBG application this year. But Curry County Administrative Services Coordinator Doria Rey said cost estimates for the project came in nearly triple what the county was expecting. CDBG grants provide up to $750,000 with a 10 percent match from the county, while estimates for the three-mile paving project came in between $1.3 million and $1.6 million. “I don’t think it’s really feasible in Staff photo: Kevin Wilson any way,” Commissioner Robert Trudy Deeley of Clovis places her vote in the ballot counter Tuesday morning at the Youth Recreation Building. Deeley said the Thornton said. two most important races in her mind were the magistrate judge races and the governor’s race, even though the Republican bal- Commissioner Angelina Baca lot only has Steve Pearce running unopposed for governor. Deeley was the 182nd voter of the day at the site. Most of Tuesday's requested that the commission consider election results were not in at press time. We have coverage on our website at www.easternnewmexiconews.com and we'll have sidewalk improvements on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard when the followup coverage in Thursday's edition of The News. county applies for a CDBG project next year. Also at Tuesday’s meeting (all votes 5-0): ■ Following an approximately hour- long executive session, the commission Milk truck driver hospitalized approved the evaluation of County Manager Lance Pyle and extended By David Grieder Pyle’s contract by one year, which now STAFF WRITER runs through October 2022. [email protected] Chairman Ben McDaniel said the only changes were in the wording of CLOVIS — A milk truck driver was hospi- the contract and an expanded expense talized with serious injuries Monday after- account for Pyle to attend legislative noon after crashing into a train southwest of sessions. Clovis. The cause of the collision was still Staff photo: Kevin Wilson He did not receive a pay increase under investigation on Tuesday. from his annual salary of 145,427.54. Officials say the Jack Brittain, 41, of Clovis, was flown by ■ The commission approved three AeroCare to a hospital in Lubbock after cause of separate resolutions pertaining to road Clovis firefighters pulled him from the semi- Monday’s improvement projects in agreement truck and trailer owned by Ruan collision is with the New Mexico Department of Transportation, according to a news release still under Transportation. Tuesday from Curry County Sheriff Wesley investigation. Each agreement calls for NMDOT to Waller. pay 75 percent of the project and the Officials said Brittain was driving east- was “partially derailed, but remained ing an extended hospital stay, his wife told county pay the remaining 25 percent. bound on Curry Road 6 and collided with a upright,” with no injuries reported from Total cost to the county is slightly over southbound BNSF train at a railroad crossing The News. $400,000 for the three projects. between Curry Roads K and L. among train staff, according to the release. “He’s in a lot of pain,” Krystal Brittain ■ The commission approved a coun- Deputies were dispatched to the scene Brittain remained in Lubbock on Tuesday said. “But I’ve seen the semi that he was in, try concert to be held at the Curry around 3:35 p.m. The Ruan trailer was over- with damage to his pelvis and head, having turned onto its passenger side and the train been in surgery once in the morning and fac- CRASH on Page 5A CURRY on Page 5A Burns likely winner in magistrate judge race ❏ Curry commissioner lenger Dillon Lewis on Tuesday. Martin led Lewis, 158-154, fol- tion. ■ Terry Martin 171 County Clerk Annie Hogland lowing Tuesday's unofficial tally. Roosevelt County election results ■ Nicole Roybal 275 seat too close to call. said "a small amount" of votes must In the Division 1 magistrate were not complete at press time Republican Party still be counted by hand, but that judge race, Nicole Roybal defeated Tuesday. Magistrate Judge, Division 1 All election results can be found ■ Janemarie A. Vander Dussen 300 THE STAFF OF THE NEWS won't happen until Curry County Terry Martin, 275-171, for the ■ commissioners canvas the election Democrat nomination. She will face online: www.easternnew Keith A. Farkas 200 Magistrate Judge, Division 2 CLOVIS — Shaun Burns on Friday. Republican Janemarie Vander mexiconews.com Unofficial vote totals were as ■ Shaun Burns 665 appears to have won a tightly con- Hogland said the total of Dussen in November; Vander ■ Stephen R. Whittington 622 tested race for magistrate judge in follows with all precincts report- uncounted votes numbered less Dussen beat Keith Farkas, 300-200. ing: ■ Sean N. Martinez 250 Division 2 in Clovis, but a county than 10. She also said it wasn't Neither magistrate judge race Curry County ■ Donald T. Sawyer Jr. 361 commission seat remained up for immediately clear if the uncounted included the incumbent as both Contested races Commission, District 4 grabs with just four votes separating votes were in the commissioners' Richard Hollis and Duane Democratic Party ■ Dillon R. Lewis 154 incumbent Seth Martin from chal- district. Castleberry declined to see re-elec- Magistrate Judge, Division 1 ■ Seth H. Martin 158 Forecast: Today Thursday Friday Index Calendars..........................2A Puzzles..............................4B Reach us at: High: 98 High: 97 High: 94 Classified ..........................6B Markets ............................3A (575) 763-3431 Comics ..............................5B Obituaries..........................5A Low: 64 Low: 66 Low: 66 Voices................................4A Sports ............................1-3B PAGE 2A ✦ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 2018 LOCAL THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS Board to consider calendar, other proposals Events calendar BY THE STAFF OF THE NEWS lease-purchase agreement day at the previous board met- will pay for the remaining 75 Today St., Clovis. Information: 575-763- with Apple, Inc. in the amount ing. percent, if approved. ■ Theatre Arts and Drama 6016 CLOVIS — The Clovis of $3,653,745 for multiple The board will consider a Also on the agenda: a pair Academy — 9 a.m. to noon for stu- ■ Rodeo Tailgate and Cowboy Municipal Schools Board of products including computers resolution for a $328,000 con- of Request for Proposals for dents in grades four through six and Trade Days — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Education will tackle five and tablets. tract with New Mexico parking lot improvements at 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for students in the Curry County Fairgrounds. action items at a special meet- grades seven through nine at the Information: 575-935-7000 The board will reconsider Department of Transportation Sandia Elementary and roof- ■ ing scheduled for noon today the instructional calendar for for parking lot improvements ing and heating improvements Eastern New Mexico University Theatre Arts and Drama Theatre Center. Tuition is $75 per at the administration building the 2018-19 school year after at Clovis High School. CMS at Los Niños Early Childhood Academy Showcase — 6 p.m. at student for one week. Information: the Eastern New Mexico University at 1009 Main St. voting to make the last day of will pay 25 percent of the proj- Center, and monthly budget 575-562-2711 Theatre Center. Featuring perform- The board will vote on a the 2019-20 school year a half ect, or $82,000, and NMDOT adjustments. ■ Tiny Tots — 10 a.m. program ances by TADA students. for ages 6 months to 3 years at Information: 575-562-2711 Clovis-Carver Public Library. ■ Clovis Pioneer Days Rodeo Information: 575-769-7840 — 7:30 p.m. at the Curry County Reporter’s Routine business ■ Rock-n-Rollers — 10:30 a.m. Fairgrounds. Admission is $10. program for preschoolers at Information: http://clovispioneer- Portales Public Library. Information: daysrodeo.com notebook slated for CCC board 575-356-3940 ■ Pioneer Women’s Breakfast ■ Stitch Addicts — 6:30 p.m. — 7 a.m. at Clovis Civic Center. BY THE STAFF OF THE NEWS the amount of $214,579 for Hard at work adult program at Clovis-Carver Information: 575-763-3435 custodial services, $326,341 Public Library. Lesson: Ruhana ■ for Hartley CLOVIS — The Clovis Bosque Redondo Memorial for insurance and $207,260 shawl. Information: 575-769-7840 Commemoration he area non-profit Community College Board — Fort Sumner. for Banner, the college’s stu- Events commemorate the 150th serving domestic of Trustees is slated to han- dent system. Thursday Anniversary of the Navajo Treaty of violence survivors ■ T dle a slew of routine annual Also on the agenda for Theatre Arts and Drama 1868, the formation of the Navajo got a big paycheck recently items at today’s meeting. today's meeting, scheduled Academy — 9 a.m. to noon for stu- Nation, and the 50th anniversary of from funds raised during Items include the board’s dents in grades four through six and organization to receive for 8 a.m. in room 512 at the Fort Sumner Historic Site. National Crime Victim’s open meetings notice resolu- 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. for students in Information: 1-575-355-2573 or funds raised during crime CCC, 417 Schepps: grades seven through nine at the Week, according to a news tion, the board meeting cal- ■ www.bosqueredondomemorial.com release Tuesday from victim’s week each year, endar for the upcoming The meeting will be fol- Eastern New Mexico University District Attorney Andrea and recently was supporting school year and the reap- lowed by an executive ses- Theatre Center.