Heritage Days Parade Adds Centennial Theme in Portales
Organizers in Portales announce a centennial themed Heritage Days parade to mark New Mexico's centennial. Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce will run a centennial booth with historic displays in the Memorial Building and a commemorative wool blanket raffle signed by Gov. Susana Martinez. Grand marshals Bill and Peggy Prater are named Pioneers of the Year.
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New Mexico
Portales
Roosevelt County Chamber of Commerce
Karl Terry
Terry
Roosevelt County
Chamber
Susana Martinez
Bill
Peggy Prater
Dora
Bill Prater
Heritage Days Music Lineup At Portales City Park
Heritage Days will feature a mix of country and western and bluegrass gospel acts from Texas and nearby. Roosevelt County musicians will perform in a Christian country jamboree while local acts tied to Floyd Country Jamboree headline the local country show. Bluegrass gospel groups Pecos Valley From the Heartland and Hanks and Company are set on the main stage with timings: 6 30 p m Friday for the jamboree 11 a m Saturday for the local show and 2 p m Saturday for the bluegrass set. Linda Brown and Random Strangers will add an hour and a half of country and western tunes with a jam session vibe.
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Portales City Park
Steve Davis
Roosevelt County
Davis
Pecos Valley
Heartland
Hanks and Company
Linda Brown
Floyd
Random Strangers
Brown
Obituary Notice Cancelled Funeral for Homer Kimbler Jr
The family of Homer Kimbler Jr announces the cancellation of the funeral service set for Friday in Abilene Texas.
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Homer Kimbler Jr
Students gain reading boost at Portales James Elementary
Nearly 100 Portales elementary students begin a month long summer reading program at James Elementary School. Principal Mark Gormley says the effort helps students who fall back during summer by providing extra instruction and practice to sustain literacy gains. Educators select students via assessments and recommendations using the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills test.
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Portales
James Elementary
Mark Gormley
Portales Municipal
Gormley
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