TUESDAY,APRIL 17, 2018 Inside: 75¢ Starbucks CEO apologizes. — Page 4B Vol. 90 ◆ No. 14 SERVING CLOVIS, PORTALES AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES EasternNewMexicoNews.com ‘When you hear bullets whiz by ...’ ❏ Police theorize nearby gun range may about that time the third base coach, scene but made no arrests, did not have contributed to the gunfire the Wildcats coach, said it’s a gun- see anybody with a gun and had no sounds. have been source of JV baseball drama. shot.” reports of anyone being shot. Still, Santa Fe Public Schools’ Director Clovis junior varsity coach there is a police shooting range of Safety and Security “has been in By David Grieder “I understand that things can hap- Andrew Duran told The News on nearby, he said, as well as other tar- communication” with police regard- STAFF WRITER pen, I get it. But in today’s times you Saturday that he heard two gunshots get practice known to take place in ing the incident, according to an [email protected] can’t be too careful, and when you that seemed to pass “pretty close” the relatively open space near the email Monday from SFPS Chief hear bullets whiz by you, then over his head. Their first response fields on the southwest side of Santa Community Engagement Officer SANTA FE — Bullets or bees, there’s an issue. I know for a fact my was to get all the kids off the field. Fe. Jeff Gephart. something sounded enough like granddaughter and her friend both Santa Fe Athletic Director Larry “If (police) didn’t see anybody Brumfield applauded the fast gunfire whizzing past the heads of heard it.” Chavez told the Santa New Mexican with a gun they probably just let it response of both teams’ coaches, but baseball spectators and players to They weren’t the only ones, that officials then canceled the game go,” said Greg Gurule. “People are said she hoped to see more of a cancel the Clovis-Santa Fe junior either. out of safety concerns. As to the ori- kind of used to hearing guns going response from other officials. varsity game early Saturday after- Brumfield was seated by her 14- gin, he speculated that some people off, and a lot of gunfire. That’s “I just think it needs to be investi- noon and bring police to the scene. year old granddaughter, who use the area south of the softball and where the officers shoot. ... We gated, between the city and the “It was kind of bizarre, just surre- described the first sound she heard baseball fields for target practice know we have gunfire out in the school districts. At least they can get al, honestly,” said Clovis’ Gayla as a sort of buzz. Then another one a during the weekends. area just from our own range out some answers,” she said. “I know Brumfield, who was among some minute or so later. Santa Fe Police Department’s there.” you can’t keep everything from hap- 50 or 75 spectators at Capitol High “We kind of teased them, that it public information officer con- Gurule suggested the strong pening, but at least there can be School’s field for the doubleheader. was a bug or a bee,” she said. “Then firmed officers responded to the winds in the area that day might some awareness.” AWNING COLLAPSE Roosevelt to consider fire activity restrictions ❏ Resolution states violators can be cited, penalized by sheriff’s office. By Eamon Scarbrough STAFF WRITER [email protected] PORTALES — Burners beware: A resolution seeking to restrict fire activ- ity in Roosevelt County will be consid- ered at today’s commission meeting. County Manager Amber Hamilton said that because of extremely dry con- ditions in the county, a resolution to re- institute a fire ban will be brought before the commission. “We have a current ordinance on the books that allows for us to look at the various studies and geographic infor- Staff photo: David Grieder mation coming out in regard to the cur- Clovis Fire Department Battalion Chief Joel Gershon, left, said it was lucky nobody was underneath the awning on the 400 block rent fire conditions,” she said. According to the resolution, viola- of Main Street that collapsed Monday. Margarita Walton said she and her 20 students inside the building for a Zumba class did- tors can be cited and penalized by the n’t hear the collapse over their music, but were notified by a pedestrian. The building was evacuated through a back door and Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office and there were no injuries, Gershon said. held liable for any damages caused by the fire. A U.S. Drought Monitor map provid- ed by Hamilton showed that Roosevelt County is split between “severe” and “extreme” drought conditions. Jail renovation up for approval Also at today’s meeting at 9 a.m. at the Roosevelt County Courthouse: ❏ ■ Members of the Roosevelt County Project to include new sally port, medical center and additional housing. Soil and Water Conservation District will provide an update on the organiza- BY THE STAFF OF THE NEWS meeting. installation of an additional begins July 1. McDaniel said tion’s water conservation efforts. Commission Chairman Ben water meter. following the 15 presenta- Items will include updates on a CLOVIS — The much-dis- McDaniel said if the contract McDaniel said he was not tions, the commission will “shade balls” conservation project and cussed addition and renova- is approved today, construc- sure if there are any addition- give its recommendations for a “weather modification project,” tion to the Curry County tion will begin in a few al costs to the county associ- the upcoming budget. according to Hamilton. Adult Detention Center will months. ated with the change orders. ■ Orlando Ortega, the ■ Commissioners will review data be up for approval at today’s Also on the agenda for ■ The commission will recently appointed adminis- from studies conducted on the intersec- Curry County Commission today’s meeting, scheduled vote on a resolution establish- trator of project advancement, tion of South Roosevelt Road 7 and meeting. for 9 a.m. in the commission ing fees for the reproduction planning and communication South Roosevelt Road S. The 17-month project is chambers at the Curry County of documents and electronic for the Eastern New Mexico Hamilton reported to the commission scheduled to include a new Administrative Complex, 417 media. Water Utility Authority, will in February that residents had sally port, medical center and Gidding St.: ■ The commission will provide an update on the expressed “extensive concerns” about additional housing at the ■ The commission will vote on a proposal to include water authority’s activities. individuals running stop signs on South detention center. vote on several change orders a charity bingo event during ■ The meeting will be fol- Roosevelt Road 7, and was asked to HB Construction, Inc.’s to the contract with Nick the Curry County Fair, sched- lowed by an executive ses- request studies on nearby intersections. original bid for the project Griego & Sons Construction, uled for Aug. 14-18. sion. The agenda does not “They had asked for additional was $12,152,000, but that Inc. for the new county road ■ The commission will specify the reason for the ses- thoughts, different intersections to be cost was brought down to barn. The change orders continue to hold budget hear- sion, though it states all of the studied, and we do have all of those $11,556,086.19 after the com- include the removal of a ings as the county works on possibilities allowed under traffic counts and such,” she said. mission approved 13 cost- shower, modifications to the its budget for the upcoming the New Mexico Open saving measures at its April 3 electrical service and the fiscal year 2019, which Meetings Act. 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