THURSDAY,JULY 5,2018 Inside: 75¢ How to curb fake news debated. — Page 4B Vol. 90 ◆ No. 82 SERVING CLOVIS, PORTALES AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES EasternNewMexicoNews.com oe Sena spent the Jday casting some fishing lines at Dennis Chavez Park, trying to How I relax and get a break from the 14-hour days and six days a week grind of working at a cattle feed distributor. “Just trying to catch fish, that’s about it,” said Sena, spent my a few moments before hooking his second catch of the day. Sena said he comes to Dennis Chavez every now and then, but he does most of his fishing up north in Cimarron, though he holiday has not been able to go back since the Ute Park fire last month. “So this is the closest astern New Mexico joined millions place to fish for now,” of Americans around the country in Sena said. Sena said when he was celebrating Independence Day on done fishing for the day he E just planned on spending Wednesday. Here’s how several people spent time with his family and their holiday in Clovis and Portales: relaxing some more before going back to work today. “4 o’clock in the morn- ing gets here pretty early,” Story and photos Joe Sena casts a fishing line at Dennis Chavez Park. Sena said. by Jamie Cushman Richard Lewallen puts some Scott fireworks Candelaria into a takes care bag for a of some customer chores by at his mowing fireworks the lawn shop on the at his west side South Dr. Javier Sosa reads a patient’s lab results in the of Clovis. Avenue B emergency room at Roosevelt General Hospital. home. ichard Lewallen was he has been selling fireworks own the road in still get to celebrate the holiday Ralso hard at work on for years as a way to make ack in Portales, fire- Candelaria said several DPortales, Dr. Javier Sosa though, as usually the nurses Wednesday, but he would not some extra cash. Bfighter Scott Candelaria times over the years he has was getting ready to work had to work for the fire did not have the luxury of a day will bring in some special food have a chance to see any fire- “It was kind of slow at first during the city’s annual fire- department on the holiday, off for the holiday as he was at and at night they can still works shows because he was but it’s picked up,” Lewallen works show at night, but first though he doesn’t mind. work in the emergency room at watch the fireworks show. too busy selling them at his said of this year’s fireworks Roosevelt General Hospital. “Normally what happens is stand on the west side of he was getting some chores “It’s another work day,” season. Sosa said he is no stranger to the fireworks, you can see it Clovis. done and mowing the lawn at Candelaria said. Lewallen said the largest working on Independence Day. from the parking lot of the hos- “Just work, work, work,” his South Avenue B home. Work won’t get in the way “Many times, it’s not the first pital. So we go there if we Lewallen said. sale he had this year — as of “I’m cleaning things up until of seeing some of Portales’ time. It just probably feels like a have time and it’s not that Lewallen estimated that cus- mid-day Wednesday at least — 5 o’clock and then I’ll be fireworks show for Candelaria Sunday,” Sosa said, due to the busy. We can go in front of the tomers would still be coming in was a customer who spent going over to the fire depart- either, as he said he will be smaller staff. hospital and see the fire- until about 1 a.m. $700, good for 50-something ment to work tonight,” posted up at the hospital in case any calls come in. He said RGH’s employees works,” Sosa said. A truck driver, Lewallen said fireworks. Candelaria said. Kristian Goebel purchases some frybread from Codi Flores at a From left, Tanner Faith, Kenny Smith, Chaser fundraiser. Bailey and Ivan Martinez beat the heat inside of a makeshift hot tub-turned-pool. n Portales, at the corner “It’s a family thing. We Iof South Avenue B and make frybread as part of our everal Clovis residents tub recently and it was already West First Street, Codi Flores meals usually and we just Alellaly Sanchinel, 12, tries to splash her brother Swere also having fun in a on his trailer, so it was pretty spent her holiday hosting a thought it would be nice to Yeray Sanchinel, 9, but he swims away during an pool on Wednesday, but it was easy to haul it over to the park- fundraiser to support her offer our community what we afternoon at the Portales swimming pool. a lot smaller than its Portales ing lot. attendance at the Native have with our culture,” Flores counterpart. The kids said they were American Basketball Tanner Faith, Ivan Martinez, eagerly anticipating the Clovis said. espite the near-triple- cool, all the pool for us,” Invitational in Phoenix, 8, Kenny Smith, 10, and fireworks show, but for different Flores said she was look- Ddigit temperatures on Claudia Sanchinel said. Arizona, next week. Chaser Bailey, 13, were relax- reasons. Chaser said he likes ing forward to competing in Wednesday the Portales swim- Claudia brought her children Flores, who will be a senior ming pool was sparsely popu- Eliel, 7, Yeray, 9, and Alellaly, ing in a hot tub-turned-swim- the noise, Kenny said he likes at Portales High School in the the tournament, which will lated, other than the Sanchinel 12, to the pool. The kids said ming pool in the parking lot the colors and was especially fall, said she chose frybread also include hundreds of family. they were enjoying the chance across the street from Greene hoping for an American flag- for her fundraiser as a way to other Native American bas- “I was surprised it was to escape the heat and looking Acres Park where a fireworks shaped firework, while Ivan share her family’s Navajo cul- ketball players from the U.S. empty. I actually thought it forward to the fireworks show show was scheduled after dark. said he just wanted to know ture. and Canada. might be closed today but it’s at night. Faith said he bought the hot how many there would be. 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A former Eastern ■ 1973: BY THE STAFF OF THE NEWS The city manager and city and fall trash pickups and its yard of New Mexico University finance director, serving in an ex- the month program. vice president had pleaded CLOVIS — The Clovis City officio capacity. ■ An agreement to spend guilty to embezzling more Commission will take the next step The committee is normally $4,550.84 on lighting for High Plains than $82,000 from universi- toward its biennial revenue review appointed in August, but the process Motor Speedway. The amount will ty funds. process, and consider a real estate was expedited after Commissioner be added to HPMS’ total costs out- Gene Harrell used the option agreement at its meeting Fidel Madrid raised concerns the money to buy real estate in tonight. commission lacked consistency lined in its agreement with the city, New Mexico, Colorado and Commissioners are scheduled to when deciding whether to honor fee and will be paid back through $200 President Charles Meister California, authorities said. meet at 5:15 p.m. at the North Annex waiver requests. payments for each race held at the issued a joint statement of the Clovis-Carver Public Library. So far, there are no citizen appli- site. He was sentenced to con- pledging increased vigilance current prison sentences of The revenue review committee cants for Districts 1 or 2. Vincent ■ Changes to the Commission on in overseeing funds. 2-10 years and ordered to meets in even-numbered years and Gallegos has applied to serve in Older Adults. The committee would looks at what the city charges for District 3, while Justin Hummer and make restitution. Pages Past is compiled be renamed the Senior Services ENMU Board of Regents by David Stevens. Contact various services, from small charges Mike McDaniel have applied in Committee and have nine voting like the $1 splash pad to larger District 4. Chairman Howard Martin of him at: expenses like $150 street closure The commission will also consider members — one city commissioner Clovis and university [email protected] fees and various-priced park and approval of a real estate option who serves as chair, a citizen repre- facility rentals. agreement. According to the agenda, sentative from each district, a Curry Some fees are decided based on the agreement would give the city an County resident who lives outside of the associated labor and material option to purchase a tract of land for Clovis, and either the president or a Events calendar costs, while others are based on what a potential future economic develop- designee each from La Casa Buena Today Project: Solar ovens.