19TH Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Set for Jan. 17– 19 in Portales

Date: 1/13/2004
Contact: Wendel Sloan at 505.562.2253

Saturday, Jan. 17, 2004
10 a.m. Community Parade, begins at S. Ave. O and 2nd St. to Abilene to the Memorial
Building. (All participating entries line up at 9 a.m.).

1–4 p.m. Gospel Music Choir Workshop "Black Gospel Choir Extravaganza" At the CUB (Campus Union Building Ballroom), at ENMU Conducted by Dr. Barbara Wesley Baker from Greenbelt, Maryland

7 p.m. Gospel Song Concert (Concert given by the attendees of the Workshop) At the CUB (Campus Union Building Ballroom), at ENMU

Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004
A Time to Pray, ENMU Fountain, 5 p.m.—Rosalind Curtis

Monday, January 19, 2004
"A Day On, Not A Day Off!"
Memorial Building, 7th and Abilene 10–10:15 a.m. Mistress of Ceremonies: Veda Urioste

10:15–10:20 a.m. Invocation, Tom Sullivan
10:20–10:30 a.m. Reading of Proclamation: Mayor Orlando Ortega, Jr.

10:30–10:40 a.m. America the Beautiful - Jennifer Poyer

10:40–11 a.m. Presentation of Float, Art and Poem
Contest Awards

11:00–11:05 a.m. Recognition of Roosevelt County American Legion and VFW Reps — Commander Joe Blair

11:05–11:10 a.m. Recognition of Law Enforcement and Fire Departments

11:10–11:50 a.m. Clovis Unity Mass Choir, Solo by Terrance Lee, Praise Dance by Takisha Phillips

11:50–11:55 a.m. Benediction, Tom Sullivan

noon, Tacos and Cokes (Donated)