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Honesty LaRae Ortega Segura

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Honesty LaRae Ortega Segura

Our beloved Honesty LaRae Ortega Sefura has passed away August 2, 2024. She was born July 5, 2000. Honesty was the daughter of Ray H. Segura and Melissa A Ortega.

She leaves behind her brothers Ray and Kris Segura, Nehemiah Almanza, Anjel Dominguez, as well as her s i s i t e r Leyan Perez, Grandmas Liz Balencia, Mary Segura, grandpas Mike McHenry, Anthony Mon Huerta, as well as, many other aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Honesty is procedded in death by her grandpa Freddy S. Prtega, her Tish McHenry, her uncle Kristopher R. Munoz, great grandma Kaiyoko McHenry, uncle David Aguilera, great grandpaents Epolito and Lillia Ortega and some of her friends who she loved and adored.

Honesty loved to be adventurous. She sometimes like to be outside in nature. She oved to listen to music and hangout with friends and family. She loved her little Hammy (hamster). She loved all animals. She liked to draw, color, and paint. Honesty will always be remembered by how beautiful she was, always so kind, and helpful. She was a free spirit and alwayss was up to take up a challenge. She will be missed dearly and her memory will live on through her family and friends.

The pallbearers will be Nehemiah Almanza, Danny Alvarez, Diego Alvarado, Damion Hernandez, Nathan Hernandez, and Cosme Bernard. Honorary pallbearers are Kris and Ray Segura, Alex McHenry and family and friends. Services are pending at this time. Please refer to Terpening & Son Mortuary’s website or Melissa Ortega’s facebook for updates on service information.

Junior Livestock Auction 2024

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Junior Livestock Auction 2024

EXHIBITOR TOWN/CLUB SPECIAL PLACING SALE PRICE BUYERS Caden Golden Artesia FFA Grand Champion Market Cattle $30,000.00 GC Market Cattle, Fenns Country Market Braden Fuentes Artesia FFA Grand Champion Market Lamb $13,000.00 First American Bank, Ag Invitational, Santo Petroleum, Devil Dusters, Frank Yates Jr. Foundation, Jim & Paula Townsend, Century 21 Black Gold, Kaufman Family, Bryce Bain, Ramirez Family Livestock Brooklynne Ivans Cottonwood 4-H Grand Champion Market Swine $13,000.00 Oxy Petroleum Lupito Carrasco Loving FFA Grand Champion Broiler Chickens $8,000.00 Stephanie Wood Meagan McKibben Loving 4-H Grand Champion Fryer Rabbits $8,000.00 Randy & Naomi Smith, Jim & Randy Ingram Creed Hughes Cottonwood 4-H Grand Champion Meat Goat $18,000.00 Dexter Livestock Commission, Rio Pecos Chiropractic, Carlsbad Heating & Cooling, Balzano Vineyards & Winery, Carlsbad Radio, Blue House, B & B Welding, 2B Hacienda, David & Jennifer Long, B&R Trucking, Guadalupe Mountain Fencing, Guadalupe Mountain Feeds, Triple T’s Lining Makayla Monk Artesia FFA Grand Champion Dairy Heifer $15,000.00 DBS Commodities, Select Milk Producers, Quality Milk Sales, Sideline Dairy, Amigo Machinery, Judah Oil, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Ag Invitational, Hocker & Sons Izabella Guell Artesia 4-H Grand Champion Baker Rabbit $5,000.00 Abo Empire Jace Deans Artesia FFA Grand Champion Yearling $20,750.00 Yearling Prospect Buyer Pool Brooklynne Ivans Cottonwood 4-H Grand Champion Cake $5,000.00 First American Bank, Ag Invitational, Wilbanks Trucking Services, J&J Home Care, JS Ward & Sons Mason Golden Artesia FFA Reserve Grand Champion Market Cattle $13,500.00 Diamond G Racing, Double D Animal Nutrtion, Triple T’s Lining Stetson Quintanilla Loving 4-H Reserve Grand Champion Market Swine $6,000.00 Colin Smith, Southern Eddy County Youth Program, CNB Bank, Gemma Ferguson, Forrest Tire, PVT Samuel Fodge Artesia FFA Reserve Grand Champion Yearling $18,600.00 Yearling Prospect Buyer Pool Jules Cortese Artesia FFA Reserve Grand Champion Baker Rabbit $5,000.00 First American Bank, Ag Invitational, J&J Home Care, Greg Marrs, Harcrow Surveying, J&H Services , Hunter & Katelyn Buckles Makayla Monk Artesia FFA Reserve Grand Champion Broilers $2,500.00 Milliron C Ranches, Burton Realty & Auction Klanclie Conklin Cottonwood 4-H Division I Champion Goat $7,000.00 Lex & Susan Klein, Hayley & Kevin Klein, Red Hills Show Goats Torrance Hughes Artesia 4-H Class 1 1st place Fryer Rabbits $3,000.00 The Eye Site Jack Jurva Loving FFA Class 1 1st place Market Cattle $10,000.00 SECYS, Ross & Katie Townsend, Horseshoe Creek, Randy & Naomi Smith Jaylee Joy Cottonwood 4-H Champion Speck Lamb $7,000.00 First American Bank, Ag Invitational, Triple R Services, Jimmy Mason, Smile Expressions, Pecos Valley Equipment, Jim & Paula Towsnend, Casabonne Ranches, J & H Services, Ag Trust Kaley King Loving FFA Reserve Champion OPB Swine $7,500.00 Abo Empire, Wes & Shara Ivans Stetson Quintanilla Loving 4-H Class 2 1st place Market Cattle $8,500.00 Mack Energy, HF Sinclair Maddisun Mancha Artesia FFA Reserve Champion Speck Lamb $6,250.00 The Hanger, Quinton Franzoy Ryan Davis Loving 4-H Class 3 1st place Market Swine $5,100.00 Randy & Naomi Smith, David & Julie Klein, Jim & Randi Ingram Daleigh Bean Cottonwood 4-H Class 6 1st place Dairy Heifer $6,750.00 Dexter Livestock Commission, P7 Pirtle Dairy, George & Barbara Pirtle, Michelet Homestead Realty, DBS Commodities, Henninghausen, Olsen, McCrea, CVE Colten Platt Artesia 4-H Division I Reserve Goat $5,500.00 First American Bank, Ag Invitational, John & Roxann Bain, Wilbanks Trucking, Harcrow Surveying, Lewis Land & Livestock, J&H Services, JS Ward & Son, Ramirez Family Livestock Brooke Huddleston Artesia FFA Class 1 1st place Broiler Chickens $3,500.00 AAGA, Amigo Machinery, Judah Oil, Denise Galvan Macy Ryan Loving FFA Class 1 1st place Market Lamb $7,000.00 Triple T’s Linings Klancee Folmar Cottonwood 4-H Class 1 2nd place Market Swine $4,500.00 CVE Caliber Harvey Cottonwood 4-H Class 3 1st place Market Cattle $8,750.00 Deb & Robert Chase, Burton Realty & Auction Augustus Conklin Cottonwood 4-H Class 2 2nd place Market Lamb $7,500.00 Ag Trust, M Cross C Equipment, Kymron Excavators, M Cross C Land & Cattle, McAlister Family, A&M Meat Processing, In Memory of Carol McAlister Morgan Townsend Artesia FFA Class 3 2nd place Market Swine $7,000.00 7 Rivers Farms, First American Bank, Jim & Paula Townsend Braden Fuentes Artesia FFA Division II Reserve Champion Goat $6,500.00 Ag Trust, Double D Animal Nutrtion, Abo Empire, Jimmy & Jacky Naylor Jonah Pope Kountry Klovers 4-H Class 1 2nd place Fryer Rabbits $4,000.00 La Tienda Addysen Folmar Artesia FFA Class 9 2nd place Market Lamb $7,000.00 Terry & Karen Patterson, Cody Marrs, Devil Dusters, Chris & Kay Lauderman, Triple R Services, JW Marbach Farms, Pecos Valley Equipment, Wes & Shara Ivans, Richards Energy Compression Ashtyn Tarvin Loving FFA Class 3 2nd place Market Swine $5,250.00 Carlsbad Downtown Lions Club, TJ’s Trucking, Harmony Healing, Westall Ranches, Small Town Grill Gracen Kuykendall Cottonwood 4-H Class 4 1st place Market Cattle $12,000.00 Pecos Valley Pump, Bill & MarySue Kuykendall, Double D Animal Nutrtion Ryan Wood Carlsbad FFA Class 1 3rd place Market Lamb $7,000.00 La Tienda, Double D Animal Nutrtion JD King Loving FFA Class 1 2nd place Market Swine $7,000.00 Wilbanks Trucking Services, Lance & Michelle Wilbanks, Ag Invitational, Wes & Shara Ivans, Ag Trust Adeline Swarengin Penasco 4-H Class 2 1st place Broiler Chickens $60,000.00 Swarengin Buyer’s Pool Bailey Trujillo Artesia FFA Class 3 1st place Meat Goat $9,500.00 RT Trucking LLC Joleigh Guy Cottonwood 4-H Class 2 2nd place Dairy Heifer $5,600.00 DBS Commodities, JoAnn Yates, Supreme Technology, CVE, Cottonwood Bagging Co. , Monk Family, Quality Milk Sales, Judah Oil Klanclie Conklin Cottonwood 4-H Class 8 2nd place Market Lamb $6,000.00 First American Bank, Ag Invitational, Greg Marrs, Smile Xxpressions, ARC Powerline, Armstrong Energy, Lewis Land & Livestock, Pecos Valley Equipment, Casabonne Ranches, 42 Construction Jasen Hunt Loving 4-H Class 3 2nd place Market Swine $4,000.00 Penasco Services, Hall Machine, Western Commerce Bank, BDS Kambry Grantham Artesia 4-H Class 1 2nd place Market Cattle $15,000.00 Yates Legacy, Abo Empire Ezekiel Guell Artesia 4-H Class 1 2nd place Meat Goat $4,000.00 Industrial Electric Motors, Jerry & Kay Needham, David & Brenda Brunson, Mulcock Ranch, Ryan & Courtney Gaines, Devon Energy, The Turquoise Shop, In Memory of Carol McAlister Chloe Platt Artesia 4-H Class 3 3rd place Market Lamb $6,500.00 First American Bank, Ag Invitational, Casabonne Ranches, Devil Dusters, Wilbanks Trucking, Chris & Kay Lauderman, Frank Yates Jr. Foundation, ARC Powerline, Triple R Services Mason Golden Artesia FFA Class 2 2nd place Market Swine $5,500.00 Diamond G Racing Anabelle Wells Blue Jeans & Boots Class 3 3rd place Fryer Rabbits $3,250.00 Enchanted Herb Pantry, Rose Ranches, Weldon Veterinary Care, The Trinity Hotel Tegan Frost Brushpoppers 4-H Class 4 3rd place Market Lamb $5,250.00 R&R Fencing Presley Gaines Cottonwood 4-H Class 3 3rd place Market Swine $4,500.00 Greg Conklin Allie Elkins Penasco 4-H Class 4 2nd place Market Cattle $15,000.00 Dexter Livestock Commission, PVT, Steve & Shelly Spence, Steve & Olivia Haines, Judah Oil Caylee Shockey Cottonwood 4-H Class 6 3rd place Market Lamb $6,000.00 Abbi Nichols, Sawyer Schonlau, Randy & Naomi Smith, Jim & Randi Ingram Chanlyie Hernandez Loving 4-H Class 1 3rd place Market Swine $3,500.00 Pardue Limited, Twin Wells Ranch, Denton Wood Funeral Home, Cox Show Goats Kabrea Heady Artesia FFA Class 3 2nd place Meat Goat $3,250.00 The Eye Site Andy Olivas Loving 4-H Class 1 2nd place Broiler Chickens $3,000.00 Settle Livestock, Devon Energy, Jeff & Susan Wells, Lakeside Meats Bailey Trujillo Artesia FFA Class 9 3rd place Market Lamb $8,000.00 RT Trucking LLC Jules Cortese Artesia FFA Class 4 3rd place Market Swine $7,500.00 Jack & Kanetta Matthews Covey Smith Kountry Klovers 4-H Class 1 3rd place Market Cattle $24,000.00 Steven & Heather Ellyson Jase Starnes Artesia FFA Class 5 2nd place Dairy Heifer $5,100.00 DBS Commodities, BJ Pipe & Supply, Jason & Kelsey Starnes, Rose Ranches, B&B Choppers, Cottonwood Bagging Co., Quality Milk Sales Payton Putman Kountry Klovers 4-H Class 1 4th place Market Lamb $5,500.00 Dexter Livestock Commission, Randy & Naomi Smith J’Lee England Artesia FFA Class 5 3rd place Market Swine $4,000.00 Triple R Services, Kaufman Family Augustus Conklin Cottonwood 4-H Class 2 2nd place Meat Goat $7,000.00 First American Bank, Ag Invitational, Devil Dusters, Wade & Jessie Berry, Wilbanks Trucking Services, 42 Construction, Frank Yates Jr. Foundation, Nest Egg Energy Swayzee Folmar Artesia FFA Class 5 4th place Market Lamb $7,500.00 J&A Oilfield Services, T&D’s Lube Doctors, HorsePower Electric, Richards Energy Compression, Terry & Karen Patterson, Cody Marrs

Letter to editor

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Dear Editor:

The intent of this letter is two-fold. One is to communicate to pet owners that not just anyone wants their unwanted animal. I live in a rural area and sometimes find stray dogs on my property that have been dropped off and abandoned by their owners. There seems to be a notion of ‘city folk’ that people on farms, ranches, or simple homesteads can benefit from stray dogs causing damage to their homes and property. Every city and county has a procedure to follow when animals are no longer wanted; please, stop dropping your animals off in the country for others to handle your problems.

Second, my father lives in Riverside, five miles east of Artesia. He is 92 years old. Two weeks ago, someone dropped off five large dogs that are presently running in a pack through the small community. In this time, the dogs have gained access to his gated property by forcing their way inside. They have torn up a porch door to enter the screened area to eat cat food and a cat that could not get away fast enough. These dogs have torn up a golf card cushion, a porch bench cushion, and scattered food containers over the property. In my dad’s chores of watering trees, plants, and feeding birds, he moves about this property hesitantly as he anticipates the dogs returning with force.

Animal Control has been called, but with few traps, Dad must wait his turn for any traps to be set. Apparently, the department used to have more traps but as people stole them, fewer are available for use. Perhaps, the city or county should charge residents a deposit so that traps are returned or money is collected to purchase additional traps.

Please help this issue by not dropping your unwanted dogs off for others to deal with, and not stealing animal control traps that prevent others from benefiting from that valuable service.

In HIS Service,

Lucia Benoit

Donald Trump can’t stop talking about Kamala Harris’ mixed race

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By Trip Jennings

Did you catch former President Donald Trump’s appearance before the National Association of Black Journalists July 31 in Chicago?

It was mesmerizing, and not in a good way.

The former president’s task was easy: Go in and talk about how his second term as president could help the country’s black population and criticize Kamala Harris’ record. Before President Biden dropped out of the presidential race, polling suggested that Trump might eat into the black population’s support for the president.

I’m not sure this is still true.

Instead of heeding his advisers’ counsel to distinguish himself from Harris over policy and vision, Donald Trump went on stage and proceeded to turn into my bigoted white Southern great-cousin once-removed circa 1975. I say this as a white Southern man who lived through the 1970s in the Deep South.

It was not pretty. Trump’s advisers counseled him prior to his appearance to avoid “race” so as not to alienate certain constituencies he needed to win the November election.

But Trump being Trump, he made Kamala Harris’ racial identity the focus, suggesting she had misled the American people by playing up her Indian ancestry at the expense of her Black heritage.

“I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black and now she wants to be known as Black. So, I don’t know, is she Indian or is she Black?” he told the audience.

Kamala Harris was pretending to not be black all those years? Really?

Kamala Harris, who attended Howard University, one of the most famous historically black higher education institutions in the country?

Who pledged Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first Greek-letter organization founded by black college women, according to the National Museum of African American History and Culture?

Who has talked openly about her mother from India being “determined to make sure we would grow into confident, proud black women”?

Trump’s performance last week led folks to social media to tell the world about the first time they realized they were black.

Some of the videos were tongue-in-cheek and funny. Others were the opposite of that.

One woman pegged her realization that she was black to the time she was called the N word in elementary school by a white girl. Another spoke of realizing she was black when she was disinvited to a friend’s birthday party as a child when her friend’s parents discovered her skin color. Still another spoke of her mother parting the sea of white children calling her and her sibling racial slurs to fetch them from school.

Kamala Harris could not hide being black in this country. The United States has done its best throughout its history to remind black people who they are, flattening out the complexities of being a human being with an easy-to-digest reductionist label.

And here we were last week, with yet another white person questioning a non-white person’s identity.

There is an upside to Trump’s performance. It’s a reminder that white people, not Black people, or Indigenous people, or Hispanics, or Asian Americans, created “identity” politics. White folks have been playing this game for forever.

The racial categories we use today were created by the people who have held power in the United States since the country’s founding: White people. Racial categories were — and still are — a way to use skin color to parcel out public goods — jobs, housing, education, less expensive loans.

Since I began paying attention to politics nearly 40 years ago, innumerable white folk have complained in my presence about “identity politics.”

Stop it, folks. To the next white person who feels the temptation to trot out the “identity politics” nonsense in my presence, don’t. All you’re doing is showing you don’t know your American history.

Finally, in suggesting that Harris has to choose between her Indian heritage and her Black ancestry, what is Donald Trump saying to all the beautiful mixed-race children in New Mexico whose parents and grandparents dream of their little ones not having to choose like they had to, I cannot say this loud enough. I do not want to go back to the way things once were when I was growing up in the Deep South.

Watching the presidential race play out in real time, I get the sense I’m not alone in this sentiment.

Trip Jennings started his career in Georgia at his hometown newspaper, The Augusta Chronicle, before working at newspapers in California, Florida and Connecticut where he reported on many stories, including the resignation and incarceration of Connecticut’s then-governor, John Rowland, and gang warfare in California. Since 2005, Trip has covered politics and state government for the Albuquerque Journal, The New Mexico Independent and the Santa Fe New Mexican. He holds a Master’s of Divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga. In 2012, he co-founded New Mexico In Depth, a nonpartisan, nonprofit media outlet that produces investigative, data-rich stories with an eye on solutions that can be a catalyst for change.

Crash kills two state ocers

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Crash kills two state ocers

Looking back 40, 30 and 20 years ago, the following are excerpts from the Artesia Daily Press.

40 years ago August 4-10, 1984

Corporate pilot here earned multiple awards as AF flier. Marbob En –

ergy Corp. pilot Robert Bowman of Artesia is a

former decorated fight er pilot who was retired from the U.S. Air Force

in 1978 with the rank of major. His primary job

during military service was squadron pilot of

tactical fighter aircraft

with nuclear and conventional weapons de- livery. During his Air Force career he was

awarded three Distin guished Flying Crosses, 13 air medals, two Bronze Stars, A Purple Heart, Air Force Com – mendation Medal and other awards.

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Tod Dun of the Ar tesia Waterdogs won this high point trophy after competing in the Caprock Swimming League championship

meet.

———— White named presi- dent of NM auto deal – ers. Allen White of Artesia was recently elected as president of the New Mexico Automotive Dealers Association. The As – sociation membership

consists of franchised new car and truck dealers throughout the state of New Mexico. White

assumed the leadership of the association at its annual state convention recently at Tamarron.

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Rains moved into the mountain area Tuesday night of last week for

which everyone was so thankful. It seemed

to have rained over the southern part of the state and that is when it really does good when

it covers a large area.

Over an inch of rain fall was reported in several areas.

———— Old Timers’ gather for Hope fiddling reunion.

Lisa Johnson, left, accompanies her sister Debbie during Deb – bie’s selection for the contest.

———-Crash kills two state of-

ficers. The Federal Avi ation Administration is investigating the fiery

crash of a single engine airplane near Farmington that killed two state police ocers, an FAA ocial says. FAA investigation team ex pects no word on the cause of the crash until the probe is completed, said Minnie McKenna of the FAA’s district

oce in Albuquer – que. The two ocers,

who were scanning U.S. 550 for speeders, were killed, when their Cessna 172 crashed in flames on the highway.

———— The city’s water res- ervoir, fed by surface and underground drainage system, contained about 18 inches of wa ter Thursday, prior to added rainfall today.

For the past 48 hours, rainfall received in Ar- tesia is about four inch – es. Weather sources said Artesia received 2 ½ inches of rain Thursday and 1 ½ inches of rain during the past 24

hours.

30 years ago August 4-10, 1994

Joining Robert Fer – nandeez III, center, at the national A.A.U. baseball champion –

ships will be his par – ents, Robert Jr. and Balbina. Games begin Saturday Aug. 6, in Burnsville, Minn. Fer nandez will play for New Mexico Zias.

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Defending champion Bubba Jennings tees o on No. 8 Friday af – ternoon in the Marbob

nine-hole individual shootout. Jennings won

in his 12-man group in the shootout.

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Summer Program par – ticipant. Artesia High

School student Angel – ica Segura receives a

preview of college life during the New Mex –

ico State University’s Regents’ Summer Pro –

gram for High School Scholars. Segura of Artesia is shown with

University Museum Director Bradly Blake

and fossil reproductions from his “Bones

and Stones” class. She

was one of 81 outstanding high school juniors invited to N.M. S.U.

for two weeks to live in dormitories, meet honors students and take specially designed courses and field trips.

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week.

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Franklin of Quay County checks out some hogs in this morning’s medium heavy duroc swine competition in

the show ring. Franklin

has his work cut out for him: the 233 entries in the swine competition may be the most ever.

Winner in this particular class was Anessa

Scott of Chaparral 4-H.

Blake Fanning of Cot- tonwood 4-H was sec – ond, followed by Tara Conklin, also of Cot-

tonwood 4-H.

20 years ago August 4-10, 2004

A group of high school soccer players participate in a piggy pack dribbling drill at the Ar –

tesia High School soc – cer camp conducted by

University of Wyoming assistant women’s soc- cer coach Misty Long.

———-These youngsters took a journey out to the fair yesterday morning on a little dog’s daycare field trip. For many of the children, seeing the

animals on exhibit was fascinating as heads turned to the sound of Bleating lambs and snorting pigs eyes beamed in excitement.

And hands pointed to show the caregivers all the new sites.

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Ross Menefee, Steve Spence, Trampas Spen ce “The Cottonwood Chili Connection” took first place in the annu – al chili cook o at the

Eddy County Fair, their

chili out for other competitors and claiming honors.

———-New central principal hope to instill love of knowledge. Central Elementary School Tammy Davis is a bundle of energy get ting ready for the new school year. It’s a very powerful philosophy. Most of us are uninten – tionally inviting. What we want to do is being inviting intentionally,

she said. Tammy spent two years teaching In Dimmitt Texas, before

coming to Artesia with her husband. That was 20 years ago. And now another Davis. Her

son, Bradley, is getting ready to graduate from

Artesia High School this year.

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Buyers bid on the grand champion Lamb with the final purchase price at $2,600. Many buyers contributed to Satur day’s Juniors Livestock sale at the Eddy County

Fair to encourage area youth and reward them with their summer of hard work Eddy County

is proud to have, some of the most enthusiastic supporters anywhere in the country. (EDITOR’S NOTE: Looking Back was

compiled By Daily Press Sta)

Around Town

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FOOTBALL RESERVED SEATS sales will begin on Monday, August 5, 2024, and will continue through Friday, August 16, 2024. Tickets may be purchased at the Bulldog Pit from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Please enter through the West doors. Only reserve seat holders from the previous year will be allowed to purchase their same reserve seats the first two weeks of sales. Beginning on Monday, August 19th, all remaining reserve seat tickets will go on sale to the general public on a first-come-first-served basis. There will be four home games this year.

Lower section-season reserve seat ticket- $36.00 Upper deck chair back- season reserve seat ticket- $40.00 Single reserve seat ticket sales, if available, will be conducted on Friday of each home game, beginning On Friday, August 23rd. Lower section- single reserve seat tickets- $9.00 Upper deck chair back-single reserve seat tickets-$10.00 Tickets for home games will be sold on Fridays at the Pit from 8:00 am- 4:00 pm. All tickets $5.00. We will offer the option to purchase game tickets on-line through go fan as well. All information for online ticket sales can be found on the artesiagofan website.

Reminder:Top portion of reserve seat ticket sheet will admit season ticket owner to JV football games free of charge.

HEAD START ENROLLMENT Head Start is currently enrolling 3 and 4-year-olds for its 2024-25 program year. Children must turn 3 by Sept. 1. To schedule an enrollment appointment, call 575-748-1141. Parents or guardians will be asked to bring the child’s birth certificate and immunization records, verification of income (2023 tax return or SNAP), and a Medicaid or private insurance card.

SUMMER EBT PROGRAM

The Student Success and Wellness Bureau has announced the release of Summer EBT applications. For more information and to apply, visit summerebtnm. org. For more information, call the Public Education Department’s hotline at 505-695-8454. A link to apply may also be accessed through the Artesia Public Schools website, www.bulldogs.org.

YARD OF THE WEEK

Artesia Clean & Beautiful is sponsoring its Yard of the Week contest now through September. Colorful, attractive, well-groomed lawns with curb appeal meet the qualifications. To nominate a yard worthy of the title, contact Linda at 575-513-0143 or the AC&B office at 575-748-3192.

GAME-DAY APPAREL The Artesia High School Student Council has launched its game-day apparel for the 2024-25 season. Fans can now purchase a variety of products at great prices; there’s something for everyone in the collection so you can show your support for the team in style. All orders must be placed online by July 24. Use promo code BULLDOG to remove the shipping cost. Pick-up will be available at the AHS office Aug. 16th and 19th. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to gear up for the games and give back to the Student Council, and don’t forget to share with your fellow Bulldog fans!

LIBRARY BOARD

The Artesia Public Library is seeking to fill soon-to-be-opened seats on the Library Board of Trustees. Anyone interested should submit a letter of inquiry to Library Supervisor Omar Acosta at the library or by email to oacosta@artesianm. gov.

PHLEBOTOMIST PROGRAM Applications are now open for Artesia General Hospital’s certified phlebotomist program. To learn how to apply and for more information on this career opportunity, call 575-736-8178 or email foundation@artesiageneral.com.

INTRO TO YOUTH SPORTS The Artesia Center is offering a program for children ages 3-5 that introduces kids to sports in a fun, non-stressful environment. The program is held from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Center. For more information, contact Bernice at 915-249-8934.

DRIVERS NEEDED

SENM Veterans’ Transportation is in need of volunteer drivers to transport veterans to and from doctor’s appointments. Anyone interested in volunteering is urged to contact Alice or Donna at 575-622-0729.

WIDOW’S MIGHT

Widow’s Might, a support group for widows at all stages of grief, will meet at 6:30 p.m. each Thursday in the classroom building on the east side of West Main Baptist Church, 1701 W. Main St. For more information, call 575-746-3528, email widowsmightnm@gmail.com, or visit widowsmightnm.com or facebook. com/widowsmightnm.

GRIEF SUPPORT

A Grief Group meets at 1:30 p.m. each Tuesday in the Saint Damien Center at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 1111 N. Roselawn Ave. Free support is offered in both English and Spanish. For more information, contact Nora at 575-308-3248.

MEN’S PICK-UP BASKETBALL The City of Artesia is hosting men’s pick-up basketball from 5-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Artesia Center, 612 N. Eighth St. For more information, call 575-746-9009.

TOPS

The Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) Club meets at 9 a.m. Wednesdays at the Senior Center. For more information, call the Center at 575-746-4113.

ARTESIA POLICE DEPARTMENT

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August 5

ACCIDENT

8:10 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 100 block of N. First Street in reference to motor vehicle accident.

ALARM

8:15 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 1911 W. Main St in reference to an audible alarm.

WELFARE

10:26 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the N 15th St. in reference to check the welfare of an adult.

U N W A N T E D SUBJECT 10:36 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 800 block of South Roselawn Avenue in reference to unwanted subject.

OPEN LINE

10:48 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 1300 block of West Richey in reference to a 911 open line.

HARASSMENT

10:48 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 900 block of N. 13th St. in reference to harassment.

ASSIST

11:27 a.m. – Officer dispatched to S. First St and West Hermosa Dr. to assist the Artesia Fire Department.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON 11:51 a.m. – Officer dispatched to s. 20th and West Grand in reference to a suspicious person.

WELFARE

7:33 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 800 block of South Roselawn in reference to check the welfare of an adult.

FRAUD

7:48 p.m. – Officer dispatched to 3300 block of West Main St. if reference to fraud.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON 8:00 p.m. – Officer dispatched to 300 block of West Gage Avenue in reference to a suspicious person.

DISTURBANCE

8:05 p.m. – Officer dispatched to the 1400 block of West Champ Clark Avenue in reference to a family disturbance.

ALARM

10:02 9.m. – Officer dispatched to the 1100 block of North First Street in reference to a burglar alarm.

OPEN LINE

10:43 p.m. – Officer dispatched to 190 block of West Main in reference to a 911 open line

SUSPICIOUS PERSON 11:57 p.m. – Officer dispatched to 2100 block West Grand in reference to a suspicious person.

August 6 U N W A N T E D SUBJECT 4:24 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 1900 block of West Main St. in reference to an unwanted subject.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON 4:52 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 200 block West Quay Avenue in reference to a suspicious person.

RECKLESS DRIVING 5:54 a.m. – Officer dispatched to West Richey Avenue and North First St, in reference to reckless driving.

INDECENT EXPOSURE 7:32 a.m. – Officer dispatched to 600 block of North First, in reference to indecent exposure.

INCORRIGIBLE CHILD 7:59 a.m. – Officer dispatched to the 1200 block of West Clayton Street in reference to an incorrigible child.

GRAND CHAMPION AND GRAND RESERVE STEERS

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GRAND CHAMPION AND GRAND RESERVE STEERS

Golden Brothers sweep steer show at the 79th Annual Eddy County Fair. Anessa said “Caden’s last year in the county fair was hard to think about all week and accepting it was even harder.Winning the steer show is one thing but having brothers go grand and reserve is nothing less than amazing and a blessing. They have put in countless hours and given up so much to accomplish this goal.” Mason is a Freshman at AJHS. Left to right is Owen, Casey, Mason, Caden, Anessa.

Oil Patch Market

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Oil Patch Market

By Avery Taylor Artesia Daily Press On Tuesday evenings this summer, Artesia MainStreet has been hosting its Oil Patch Market events. The next two are on July 30 and August 6.

The Oil Patch Market is a Farmers’ and Makers’ Market held at the Derrick Floor on Main Street. It runs from 5:30 until dusk.

The market features vendors selling goods such as bread, pet treats and lemonade.

Morgan Fox, the Director of Artesia MainStreet, said the organization wanted to add a third weekly market in the southeast New Mexico area. Carlsbad has a market on Thursday, and Roswell on Saturday, she said.

Main Street’s goal in creating the market was to provide a place for “something to do” over the summer, Fox said.

“I believe that the Oil Patch Market lends itself to the ‘Hallmark movie’ feel of Artesia,” Fox said. “It provides something to do with your community. Families are out enjoying the musical playground and fountain at the Derrick, friends are shopping, and people are supporting one another.”

Turnout at the Oil Patch Market has increased week by week, Fox said. There are spaces for around 30 vendors, and Fox said and the past couple of weeks have seen the vendor sign up filled to capacity.

Additionally, there are spaces for kids and nonprofit organizations, Fox said.

“We’re excited to offer nonprofit organizations and kids’ spaces at no cost thanks to a grant from the Yates Legacy Foundation,” Fox said. “Even more exciting is that several nonprofits and about five different youth entrepreneurs show up weekly” To get the market started, Main-Street secured the Derrick Floor as a location, submitted an event application to the City Council and then contacted and advertised to vendors, Fox said. She said the events have shown improved organization as time has passed.

The market will continue, on dates to be determined, once a month in September through December, Fox said. She added that MainStreet wants to continue the markets each summer.

Feedback from vendors and the Artesia community has been positive, Fox said. “People are enjoying shopping and selling, although we’re still holding out for actual produce,” Fox said.

Champion Baker Rabbit

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Champion Baker Rabbit
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