SATURDAY,JUNE 23, 2018 Inside: 75¢ Trump order sows confusion. — Page 4B Vol. 90 ◆ No. 72 SERVING CLOVIS, PORTALES AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES EasternNewMexicoNews.com SUMMER SELLERS Roosevelt Relay ready to roll ❏ Activities include local bands, dominoes, tug of war and dunking booths. By Jamie Cushman STAFF WRITER [email protected] PORTALES — The Roosevelt County Fairgrounds will play host to numerous games and activities throughout today as the 2018 Relay for Life of Roosevelt County aims to raise money for cancer research. “If anyone says there’s nothing going on in Portales (today), they’re wrong because we’ve got everything covered,” said Mark Clark, co-chair of the event leadership team for Relay for Life of Roosevelt County. Clark said the activities, which run from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., include a sand volley- ball tournament, a 42 tournament for dominoes players, tug of war, several local Staff photos: Malinda Montgomery bands, dunking booths and more. For those looking to get in some exer- Above: From cise, Clark said a circular track will be right, David marked off at the fairgrounds for people to Lopez, 11, and walk on and will include several different Mayson Miller, themed laps to keep things interesting and 13, sell a cup of fun. 25-cent lemon- Clark said the highlight of the day will ade Friday from be the survivors celebration beginning at 5 their pop-up p.m., which will include a meal, several speakers and recognition of this year’s stand on Main honorary survivors with natives of each Street to cus- community in Roosevelt County from tomer Tammy Portales to Pep. Lee. The pair “We try to get every one of our little said boredom communities involved,” Clark said. drove the idea to The survivors celebration will begin set up shop. with a lap around the track and will be fol- lowed by the luminaria ceremony, which Clark said will wrap up today’s festivities Right: Lopez as special flags are lit in honor of those and Miller chant who have passed away from cancer. for customers, Clark said a slideshow will feature the singing, names and photos in honor of community “Lemonade... members lost to cancer. Lemonade... 25 “That’s a pretty emotional time,” Clark cents a cup.” said. “It pulls at your heart strings pretty hard.” Co-chair Casey Peacock said the sur- vivors celebration is for anyone who has battled cancer ranging from someone just RELAY on Page 3A ABC greenlights ‘Roseanne’ spinoff without Roseanne Barr By Yvonne Villarreal turn of events, the Conners are forced to namesake Roseanne Barr. LOS ANGELES TIMES face the daily struggles of life in The rebooted 1990s sitcom, despite Lanford in a way they never have its blockbuster success, was swiftly LOS ANGELES — ABC is moving before.” The description goes on to say canceled last month after Barr tweeted forward with a spinoff of “Roseanne.” the family will navigate parenthood, a racist joke about former Obama The network announced Thursday dating, an unexpected pregnancy, finan- administration official Valerie Jarrett. that it has given a straight-to-series cial pressures, aging and in-laws in ABC emphasized that Barr will have order to “The Conners,” the working working-class America. no financial or creative involvement in title for the show, which would pre- The series is set to feature John the new series. Executive producer Tom miere this fall. The season would con- Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Werner and Barr reached an agreement sist of 10 episodes and is set to air Gilbert, Lecy Goranson and Michael that will allow his company, Werner ABC photo via TNS Tuesdays at 8 p.m. Fishman once again reprising their Entertainment, to produce the series Roseanne Barr and John Goodman in “Roseanne.” A breakdown of the spinoff provided Conner characters. Noticeably absent ABC is moving forward with a spinoff of “Roseanne,” by the network says that “after a sudden will be lightning rod and “Roseanne” ROSEANNE on Page 3A giving a straight-to-series order to “The Conners.” Forecast: Today Sunday Monday Index Reach us at: High: 93 Calendars..........................2A Puzzles..............................4A High: 99 High: 92 Classified ..........................6B Markets ............................2A (575) 763-3431 Comics ..............................5B Obituaries..........................3A Low: 64 Low: 63 Low: 65 National news....................4B Sports ............................1-3B PAGE 2A ✦ SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 2018 LOCAL THE EASTERN NEW MEXICO NEWS Events calendar LOCAL ROUNDUP Today Library. Information: 800-333-8037 headquartered in Clovis. eight firearms seized from his resi- ■ Local rancher named Portales High Class of 1978 dence in January 2017, the release said. reunion — 7 p.m.-2 a.m. meet-up Thursday CEO of ag board ■ Clovis man sentenced at the Portales Country Club, 523 Remember Bobby Vee fea- CLOVIS — A Clovis-area rancher S. Roosevelt Road U, #B. Featuring turing The Killer Vees — 7 p.m. at Road work planned has been named chief executive officer to time served a catered BBQ dinner and cash bar. Marshall Auditorium, Clovis. for Monday Tickets: $15. Information: 817-308- Tickets: $25. A Draggin’ Main Music of the Ag New Mexico Board of ALBUQUERQUE — A Clovis man 0515 Festival event. Information: 575- Directors. on Thursday was sentenced to 49 days PORTALES — The Roosevelt ■ Relay for Life — 10 a.m.-10 763-3435 An Ag New Mexico news release of time served for violating federal County Road Department on Monday p.m. at Roosevelt County ■ Preschool storytime — 10 said Brett Valentine has more than 20 firearms laws. plans road work on South Roosevelt Fairgrounds. Featuring a sand vol- a.m. at Clovis-Carver Public years of banking experience, a majority Alan William Weber, 37, was sen- Road 6. leyball tournament from 11 a.m.-4 Library. Information: 575-769-7840 of which were with the Farm Credit tenced in federal court in Albuquerque The sealing project will extend 3 1/2 p.m. Information: 575-607-5692 ■ Rockstars — 10:30 a.m. at System. for possessing an unregistered sawed- miles, from Kilgore Street to South City Park, Portales. Featuring The Socorro High School graduate off shotgun, according to a news Roosevelt Road M 1/2, according to a Monday Cannon AFB Military Working lives with his wife and four sons on a release from the Department of county news release. ■ Movie Monday — 1 p.m. Dogs. Information: 575-356-3940 beef-cattle grazing operation outside Justice. The work should be completed on “Moana,” 4 p.m. “The Buddy Holly Clovis, the release said. He also received three years of Monday, weather permitting, the Story,” 6 p.m. “La Bamba” at Clovis- Friday Ag New Mexico is a borrower- supervised release, including 15 release said. Carver Public Library. Bring snacks ■ Warrant with special guest owned cooperative that finances ag pro- months of home detention under elec- Information: 575-356-5942 and drinks. Popcorn provided. Steelheart — 7 p.m. at Marshall duction, agribusiness operations, rural tronic monitoring. Information 575-769-7840 Auditorium, Clovis. Tickets: $30- land and country homes. The co-op is Weber also was ordered to forfeit the — Staff reports ■ Produce to the People — 1 $60. A Draggin’ Main Music Festival p.m. at Curry County Fairgrounds. event. Information: 575-763-3435 Free produce for the community. ■ Friday Flix — 10:30 a.m. at Information: 575-763-6130 Portales Public Library. Information: Reporter’s ■ Full steam ahead — 10:30 575-356-3940 a.m. at Portales Public JUNE 23 Library.Theme: Rock On for grades Ongoing notebook K-6. Information: 575-356-3940 ■ Artist of the month — Art On this date ... from the Muleshoe Art Association 1973: A cow was being Having a Tuesday will be on exhibit all month at blamed for a crash east of ■ Classic creations — 10:30 Clovis-Carver Public Library. field day a.m. at Portales Public Library. Information: 575-762-6359 Fort Sumner that killed three n a time when nearly Featuring egg drop for grades 2-6. ■ United Way diaper drive — members of a California fami- everyone has a cell Information: 575-356-3940 Through June 30. Drop-off loca- ly. Iphone, the days of tions at Albertsons, ENM News in Police said the cow had communicating via radio Wednesday Clovis, Farmers Market in Portales. wandered onto a bridge after may seem archaic. ■ Doug Stone concert — 7:30 All donations stay local. dark on U.S. 60-84 when it Welcome to yesterday, agement and frequently p.m. at Marshall Auditorium, Clovis. ■ Vacation Bible school — talks to people at the was hit by a truck carrying Texas — died June 22, the starting today in the field by Tickets: $25. A Draggin’ Main Music Sunday through June 29 at railroad ties. Trinity Lutheran Church, National Weather Service in Festival event. Information: 575- Highland Baptist Church night of the crash, or early the Albuquerque about local The truck’s driver, Gerald next morning. A fourth family 1705 W. 21st St., in Clovis. 763-3435 Naus of Clovis, told officials weather conditions on the ■ member was hospitalized in The Eastern New Mexico Rock-n-rollers — 10:30 a.m. The events calendar is a daily the impact with the 1,200- ground. at Portales Public Library. Featuring listing of area events. To place an critical condition but survived. Amateur Radio Club will be pound animal caused his vehi- hosting its annual field day Kube said in the early Dinosaumpus for preschoolers. item on the calendar, call the The truck driver suffered days of the club, which was cle to cross the road and col- starting at noon today and Information: 575-356-3940 newsroom at 575-763-6991 or e- multiple injuries and was hos- formed around 1950 accord- ■ Blood drive — 1:30 p.m.-5 mail: lide with a west-bound station pitalized for days in Clovis.