News Tribune (Newspaper) - January 5, 2003, Portales, New Mexico PORTALES January 5, 2003 SUNBAY 50 cents Sunday Woman's Club plans to celebrate 100 years of community service By Patricia Cooper PNT Staff Writer The first month of the new year will mark an important milestone for the Portales Woman's The Woman's Club plans to remember its celebrate the present and look toward the future as it hosts a wide celebration in honor of the club's FOOth anniversary from 2- 4 p.m. Jan. 12 in the club 309 W. First St. Centennial committee chairs Gaynelle Thomas and Lois Crozier have been working for a year making preparations for the historic had float at last year's Heritage We had float at Eastern New Mexico University Thomas just tried to get the word out that we have this celebration corning Thomas said the hard work of preparing for the event has been been exciting to me because we had so much in the club to Thomas Club President Sheryl Borden said the event will be dedicated to six founders who began the first woman's club in the com- Mrs. ident Mrs. Ed Ms. Ella Mrs. J.B. Mrs. J.B. Sledge and Mrs. James P. Current member and former president Jane Mack Milliard said the originally known as Woman's and Library has a colorful Milliard said that ing members often had to take their young children and ride to a member's house in a buggy in order to attend She added that the club con- to the community by working on projects throughout the Milliard said it was active in obtaining the right for women to vote in the it planned and tales Cemetery until the city took over operations in 1940; bought the land to have the club building and was the first group to have founded the first library in Portales and con- to the current Portales is very important in our lives and should be Milliard During the den will welcome guests and followed by greetings from Ruth General Federation of Woman's Club New Mexico State dent from and fessor K. Paul vice dent of Academic Affairs at ern New Mexico according to a press release from The highlight of the event will be the unveiling of the al Quilt under the direction of member Geralyn den said that various club bers prepared a total of 25 quilt which were pieced by It was then quilted by Linda She added that it will be seen for the first time in its completed quilt is just Borden Thomas added that the quilt has pictures of charter members or themes and has the New Page 2A Congress returns with new leaders By Jesse J. Holland The Associated Press WASHINGTON Old problems are likely to occupy the new Congress that convenes Tuesday with Republicans in control of the House and Lawmakers are looking to finish work left over from last year the federal extending unemployment confirming judges and helping the ailing Congress has completed only two of the 13 ing bills for government operations in the fiscal year that began Oct. 1. The government has operated under temporary spending the last of which expires Jan. 11, as House Republicans and Senate Democrats failed to agree on spending Lawmakers are talking about further temporary extensions to fund the government through Jan. 31, House and Senate aides get the work done that needs to be said Nick spokesman for incoming Senate Majority Leader Some to workers are awaiting action that would extend federal ment benefits that ran out Dec. 28. An additional jobless workers will exhaust their state fits each week 1 million people used all of their Democrats have blamed the White House and con- gressional Republicans for letting the benefits arguing that the House refused to consider Senate 1 For the unemployed and their has been a holiday season filled with too much tainty and not enough said Sen. Hillary ham Two competing bills have a billion plan from the Senate that would have extended benefits by 13 weeks for ple now receiving them or who were newly and a million plan from the House for five extra weeks for workers in a few states with high unemployment President Bush has not said which plan he our legislators return to the I ask them to make the extension of unemployment fits a first order of Bush said last month after Congress adjourned for the Plans to revive the economy are taking center who is outlining his ideas in a speech day in is expected to offer tax billions of dollars in aid to states and extended jobless administration officials The proposal could reach billion over a they House Democrats are announcing their proposal on and Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota used his party's radio address Saturday to question Bush's intend to do everything I can to replace this misguided plan with a proposal for immediate tax relief for middle class families tax relief that will actually spur economic he Page 2A A boy and his dog PNT Lisa Sonnenschein Samual Rice enjoys the warm afternoon on Saturday with friends and family at a park near the Memorial ing in Area legislators question Richardson's funding plans By Mike Linn Freedom Newspapers Democratic Gov. Richardson says he wants to cut state taxes and increase salaries for public school a plan that is drawing praise but also questions from area District 27 Senate Minority Leader Stuart said he doesn't oppose a 6 percent salary increase for public school But he is wary as to how Richardson plans On funding such an certainly don't oppose that we just have to figure out where we are going to get the money to do Ingle taxes and increasing revenues can be a pretty tough certainly don't oppose that we just have to figure out where we are going to get the money to do it. Cutting taxes and increasing revenues can be a pretty tough Stuart Ingle Senate Minority Leader The state expects about lion in new revenue this but there will be an estimated 3-percent increase in government legislators type of a tax reduction helps people Ingle made a statement that he is going to work for all of New Mexico regardless of party Or how the vote was or anything and hopefully will do that and I'm not against him in any sense or I want to help New Mexico that's our District 64 Rep. Anna said she is behind son's promise to cut but unsure where he will get the money to increase wages by 6 cent. all in favor of taxes cut but you can't make money out of Crook said he needs us to support him on the tax cuts because he may get some disagreement from the The Legislative Finance tee has agreed to give a 2.5-percent raise for and Richardson wants to al leasi double that Crook Page 2A Roosevelt County 4H to host annual awards banquet By Patricia Cooper Children involved in 4-H will be given two special treats on Jan. 12 lunch and a meeting with the ty's new 4-H Roosevelt County 4-H will have its annual 4-H Awards Banquet at 1 p.m. Jan. 12 in the Jake Lopez Community Center at the Roosevelt County 705 E. Lime St. Floyd sevelt County Agricultural said that children involved in 4-H will be awarded for their yearly 4-H supporters will be honored and three 4-H members will receive Members will also meet new 4-H Agent Patrick Originally from he has seven years of livestock and industry This is Kircher's first tion as a 4-H and he said he is looking forward to the is just a good for kids that have been diligent in their projects throughout the year to be recognized for their Kircher Kircher said he is excited about his new position as 4- H looking forward to the opportunity of working in Roosevelt he WEATHER Partly Highs in the lower to mid- 60s. New Partly cloudy with light and able 64 Low 32 I Quote of the Day I have grows with the working and the Do it as if your life depended on it. and first thing you you'll have made a life out of it. A good Theresa Helburn American theatrical producer Kid Speak Amanda Hamann 12 James Grade School Who were the top people of 2002? 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