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Archive For December 2003
12/12 Anniversaries, Weddings, Engagements and Births
January 1st, 2004
Anniversaries
Kelso
Max and Jean Kelso of Clovis will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Dec. 12, 2004.
The couple was married Dec. 12, 1954 in Clovis.
Other than for a short pe...
Engagements 10/24
January 1st, 2004
Cross-Lopez
Keith Cross of San Jose, Calif., and Nora Cross of Clovis announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Teresa
Cross of Clovis to Cruz Lopez, of Clovis, son...
Portales coach among ENMU honorees
January 1st, 2004
After graduating from high school in Bloomfield in 1977, Brenda (Worley) Gomez came across the state to attend Eastern New Mexico University.
Basically, she’s never left the area.
Gomez, the girls b...
Breath of life interrupts embalming
December 31st, 2003
A man declared dead at a Clovis hospital and sent to a funeral home for embalming on Wednesday morning was returned to the hospital after he took a breath.
An employee of Muffley Funeral Home called 9...
Clovis shows new resolve
December 31st, 2003
At the beginning of a new year it is always popular to make a resolution — something you intend to do during the next 365 days to improve your life or that of those around you.
In a quiz of local of...
Cheddar plant moving ahead
December 31st, 2003
Select Milk Producers of Artesia initiated the steps that led to a cheese plant coming to eastern New Mexico, said Chase Gentry, executive director of the Clovis Industrial Development Corporation.
Th...
Steps must be taken to ensure happy New Year
December 31st, 2003
Eastern New Mexico enjoyed a prosperous 2003. Records show 280 new businesses opened in Clovis and Portales added two dozen new chamber members. All this is evidence that the region’s retail busines...
Not all of 2003's news was noteworthy
December 31st, 2003
You probably don’t care much what I think as we enter a new year, but I’ll tell you anyway.
>About New Mexico Politics: Aside from watching the state GOP shoot itself in the foot, political junkie...
Some discrimination seems to be OK
December 31st, 2003
Some things I wonder about:
Early in our marriage, 40-some years ago, Mrs. Williams would return from shopping complaining about the unreasonable prices. Having aired her complaints, she’d then ask...
Hounds rout undermanned Panhandle St.
December 31st, 2003
PORTALES — The Oklahoma Panhandle State Aggies capped off a 2003 they’d like to forget, and the Greyhounds got the start on a three-game homestand they wanted.
Jamaal Hunnicutt and Travazz Buckle...
Student Profile 1/1/04
December 31st, 2003
Christine Thrower, 17, daughter of Linda and Troy Thrower, is a senior at Clovis High School.
What is your idea of a perfect day? My idea of a perfect day is reading in the rain curled up on a window...
Democrats need to take sides with taxpayers
December 31st, 2003
One of the things to look forward to in the new year is the potential for more federal tax cuts. President Bush is expected to push Congress to enact new savings programs that rely on tax breaks to lu...
Double talk cannot justify war in Iraq
December 31st, 2003
What was the biggest story of 2003? The U.S. government’s decision to go to war with Iraq, that’s what.
Why? Because, all in all, despite the desirable result of bringing down a vicious dictator...
Clovis' grand estates still cropping up
December 31st, 2003
Clovis’ big, expensive homes are an indicator of the growth of the city, most of which has been to the north and east after World War II.
In the early days of Clovis, the big homes were primarily bu...
Capps, Katherine
December 31st, 2003
Katherine Capps
Services: Private services have been held.
Katherine S. Capps, 79, of Mesa, Ariz., died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2003, in Phoenix.
She was born on Nov. 14, 1924, in Rosemark, Tenn., to Erwin...
Police Blotter
December 31st, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police received a call about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday regarding a possible fight in the area of Wallace an...
Taco Box closes its mall location; others still open
December 31st, 2003
Tom Martin, owner of the Taco Box restaurants, said the company closed its site in North Plains Mall on Sunday because it was unable to reach an agreement on the extension of its lease with mall owner...
Help for the Hangover
December 31st, 2003
On New Year’s Day some of you out there (and you know who you are) will already have broken your first resolution — the one not to begin the year with a tongue the consistency of the Sahara Desert...
Police aim to keep roads safe
December 31st, 2003
Local law enforcement agencies plan extra patrols on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, and the district attorney is getting ready for what could be up to three times as many driving while intoxic...
Lady Raiders win 13th straight
December 31st, 2003
SAN DIEGO — Jia Perkins had 20 points, and second-ranked Texas Tech scored on 14 straight first-half possessions in a 95-47 victory Tuesday night over San Diego in the championship game of the Surf-...
CHS holiday tournament summaries
December 31st, 2003
Boys
Milk Cow Classic
Consolation semifinals
Cooper 62, Onate 56
Abilene Cooper (10-6) — Billy Linley 3, Marlon Washington 20, Ryan Harp 11, Jeremy Williams 19, Warren Daniels 8, Courtney Loc...
CHS holiday tournament capsules
December 30th, 2003
Boys
Championship semifinals
* Jamaine Francois scored 24 points and Tim Martin added 22 and they combined for seven of Rio Rancho’s 11 3-pointers as the Rams (6-2) defeated Santa Fe St. Mich...
St. Mike's hoping for third consecutive title in Class 3A basketball
December 30th, 2003
The St. Michael’s Horsemen may have been 2-8 before this week’s Milk Cow Classic at Rock Staubus Gym, but don’t count them out just yet in their bid for a third consecutive Class 3A state boys b...
Portales advances with last-second win over Rio Rancho
December 30th, 2003
Erika Cook and Kassandra Richards have seen just about everything as teammates at Portales High School. It was that familiarity that helped them knock Rio Rancho into unfamiliar territory.
Cook set u...
Sisson, Donna M. Cooper
December 30th, 2003
Donna M. Cooper Sisson
Services: Have been held.
Donna M. Cooper Sisson, 60, of Lubbock, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003, in Lubbock.
She was born July 21, 1943, in Springfield, Ill., to Roy and Lorrain...
Gonzales, Alfonso Junior
December 30th, 2003
Alfonso Junior Gonzales
Service: Have been held.
Alfonso “Junior” Gonzales, 37, of Clovis died Dec. 24, 2003, west of St. Vrain.
He was born Nov. 8, 1966, in Clovis to Alfonso and Mary Aragon Gon...
Wheat, Ron
December 30th, 2003
Ron Wheat
Service: Have been held.
Ron Wheat, 64, of Portales died Friday, Dec. 26, 2003, at his home.
Born July 15, 1939, in Alva, Okla., to Freda and Blaine Wheat, he joined the National Guard, then...
Dunn-Slough, Ruby
December 30th, 2003
Ruby Neville Dunn-Slough, 84, of Clovis died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center.
She was born on March 10, 1919 in Lakeview, Texas, to Emmitt and Lillie Mae Crabb Harper. She m...
Ryan, Betty Lou
December 30th, 2003
Betty Lou Ryan
Service: Will be held at a later date.
Betty Lou Ryan, 71, a retired Avon representative, died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2003, at her home in Clovis.
She was born July 16, 1932, in Topeka, Sha...
Jones, Lottie
December 30th, 2003
Lottie Jones
Service: Have been held.
Lottie Jones, 96, a homemaker, died Friday, Dec. 26, 2003, at her home at the Buena Vista Retirement Center in Clovis.
She was born Nov. 25, 1907, in Hardin Cou...
Police Blotter
December 30th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
About 6 a.m. on Dec. 23, police received a call stating that a man had attempted to prevent a vehicle...
CHS holiday tournament summaries
December 29th, 2003
Boys
Milk Cow Classic
Quarterfinals
Los Lunas 71, Amarillo Tascosa 61
Tascosa (5-8) — Kellen Morgan 11, Nick Gardner 8, Jason Harris 9, Josh Spencer 10, J.R. Scott 5, Jeffery Gilmore 5, Ben M...
CHS holiday tournament capsules
December 29th, 2003
Boys
* The Los Lunas Tigers outscored Amarillo Tascosa 29-15 in the fourth quarter to beat the Rebels 71-61. Richard Davis scored 22 points and Isaiah Herrera 21 for Los Lunas (4-6), while Isai...
2003 a year of shock and awe for Cannon
December 29th, 2003
For those serving in the military, 2003 will go down as the year America went to war.
Day after day in late 2002 and early 2003, television screens and newspaper front pages were filled with scenes of...
Officials anxious over cheese in 2004
December 29th, 2003
Ernie Kos, executive director of the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce, said her hopes for 2004 can be summed up in one word: cheese.
“We’re waiting for the first 600-pound block of cheese t...
Foreigners defensive toward Americans
December 29th, 2003
When one has contrarian views, it is not always easy to enjoy oneself. I often sit through movies with much to offer, only to find that characters unhesitatingly denounce something I value, such as ca...
Dean is more than a liberal; he's a liar
December 29th, 2003
Today’s column is desultory. Kindly indulge me. I have Howard Dean and Time magazine on my mind.
Time magazine has chosen the American soldier as its Person of the Year. Ha! Meaning no disrespect a...
Endangered Species Act needs overhaul
December 29th, 2003
What’s the difference between a ferruginous pygmy owl living in Arizona and a ferruginous pygmy owl living just across the border in Sonora, Mexico? And no, south-of-the-border birds do not wear tin...
Bishop, Mary
December 29th, 2003
Mary Bishop
Services: Have been held.
Mary Ruth Bishop, 76, of Tucumcari, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003.
She was born in 1927 in McNairy County, Tenn.
Survivors include a daughter, Debra Cotham of Art...
Texico teacher announces candidacy for education commission
December 29th, 2003
CNJ STAFF
A high school teacher from Texico, Dennis J. Roch, has announced his candidacy for the District 9 seat on the Public Education Commission.
The new board replaces what was previously known as...
Birthdays
December 29th, 2003
The following people are celebrating their birthday today:
•Chris Chavez
•B.J. Sutherland
•Irene Willis
•Retired Master Sergeant Jack L. Quaif
Birthday information must be submitted to KTQM by...
Calendar
December 29th, 2003
TODAY
Birthright of Clovis — 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Free pregnancy tests. 214 West 4th Street. Details: 763-7444.
Bereavement Education and Support Classes — 4:30 p.m. Plains Regional Medical...
Year promises joy, sorrow
December 29th, 2003
YEAR PROMISES JOY, SORROW
A mother sits in the bed holding her sleeping newborn infant. She looks down at him in love and wonder, and in awe at such an amazing miracle of God. And she wonders. She wo...
Alternative punishment for drugs?
December 28th, 2003
For almost 30 years Terry Hileman described himself as a casual substance abuser, someone who would raise cheers with friends and co-workers in area taverns on the weekends.
But two years ago, after...
12/29
December 28th, 2003
TODAY
Curry County “42” League — 7 p.m. Details: 389-5425 or 762-2594.
Batterer’s Intervention (Women) — 6 p.m., Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence, 900 Main St. Requires intake and sc...
Year comes to end as BRAC begins
December 28th, 2003
For many towns and communities near U.S. military bases, it arrived like the dreaded Ghost of Christmases Yet-to-Come.
Last week, Defense Department officials published a short list of criteria they i...
Gun control issue should be argued sans scare tactics
December 28th, 2003
Recent years have seen a sea change in debates over public policy issues. Whether a proposed policy would be good for the nation, would actually help solve the problem being addressed or even if the p...
Beer cans bring up Christmas memories
December 28th, 2003
I always take our Christmas tree down early, because it’s just too nostalgic for me. That’s because when I was a kid, our family had the most unusual assortment of decorations, and I kept every on...
We want more readers' reactions in 2004
December 28th, 2003
One of our newspaper’s goals for 2004 is to increase participation in Project: Reader Reaction.
That’s what we call the reader participation feature in which I ask questions via e-mail on topics...
Police Blotter 12/29
December 28th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
A Clovis business owner came to the police department about 2 p.m. on Dec. 18 to report a company-own...
CHS holiday tournament schedule
December 28th, 2003
Boys
Milk Cow Classic
At Rock Staubus Gym
Today’s games
Amarillo Tascosa vs. Los Lunas, 10:45 a.m.
Rio Rancho vs. Las Cruces Onate, 2:45 p.m.
Santa Fe St. Michael’s vs. Abilene Cooper, 4:3...
Producers: Dairy food still safe
December 27th, 2003
Local dairymen and beef producers said the discovery of mad cow disease in a Canadian-born dairy cow raised in Washington state shouldn’t cause Americans to shun beef or dairy products.
Wayne Palla,...
Commissioners mixed on bids for another term
December 27th, 2003
Three city commissioners and the mayor will be up for re-election March 2, in a city election that will include questions about a one-quarter of a percent gross receipt tax increase and two changes in...
CNJ subscription rates on the rise
December 27th, 2003
Because of rising business costs, Clovis News-Journal subscription rates will increase by 25 cents per month beginning Jan. 1.
The price of individual papers will remain 50 cents for weekdays and $1 f...
New Year brings about 'Super Blitz'
December 27th, 2003
The Clovis police department is part of the national “You drink, you drive, you lose” crackdown on drunk driving. Clovis police will conduct DWI “Super Blitz” checkpoints until Jan. 4, with th...
12/28
December 27th, 2003
SUNDAY
AARP/55 ALIVE Driver Safety Program — Clovis Community College, Room 104, preregistration is necessary. Cost is $10 per person made payable to AARP/55 Alive; for pre-registration call Joe Urb...
Posadas annual tradition revisited
December 26th, 2003
PORTALES — Sylvia Baca’s great-grandfather, Nicolas Baca, participated in Las Posadas, a Mexican reenactment of the birth of Christ, as a young man and told her of the long Posadas processions in...
Amos: sadie sings end-of-year blues
December 26th, 2003
amos the churchmouse:
a view from under the pew
Editor's note: Amos is a church mouse who types by hurling himself at the keys, but he can't use the shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks -- exce...
Just a prayer away: Make God No. 1 in ‘04
December 26th, 2003
Christmas is now over and naturally our thoughts turn to the new year. With only a week left in 2003, I think back over this year and know that there were times that I disregarded God in my life. I th...
Present vanishes with truck
December 26th, 2003
Delbert Sours said he was just trying to be a good Samaritan when he heard a vehicle crash outside his Pleasant Hill farmhouse about 9:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve. He didn’t expect one of the people in...
Railroad crossing fatality puzzling for state police
December 26th, 2003
New Mexico State Police say they don’t know why Alfonso Gonzales Jr., 37, of Clovis, drove onto the BNSF railroad tracks west of Cannon Air Force Base late on Christmas Eve.
They do know he didn’t...
Warren, Elva Marie
December 25th, 2003
Elva Marie Warren
Services: Have been held.
Elva Marie Warren, 89, of Texico died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003, at Retirement Ranch in Clovis.
She was born Aug. 23, 1914, in Indianola, Okla., to G.W. and...
Public Record 12/26
December 25th, 2003
Compiled from court records from Dec. 18 through Dec. 22
Marriage Licenses
Charles Christopher Martinez, 22, and Monique Marie Duffield, 37, both of Clovis.
Paul Andrew Macias, 31, of Clovis, and Reg...
Police Blotter 11/26
December 25th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Elementary school staff called police about 4 p.m. Dec. 18 regarding criminal sexual contact with a 9...
Editorial: U.S. applies double standard to its neighbors
December 25th, 2003
As debate continues over the federal government’s proposed border-crossing program, one aspect of the current policy deserves closer scrutiny — different treatment of our neighbors, depending on w...
Consider profits at the source
December 25th, 2003
Profits are certainly without honor among the intelligentsia. The very word produces negative reactions, even from people who cannot give you a single reason why money carrying that label is worse tha...
There’s nothing like the day after
December 25th, 2003
Call me a scam artist, if you will.
But one of the main reasons I love Christmas is the day-after sale, when I take back all my presents and get two for one.
That’s right. The day after Christmas, m...
It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it
December 25th, 2003
Clovis Police Officer Robert Denney grew up in Sauk Rapids, Minn., a town of 5,000. He said he can remember seeing a member of the town’s small police force driving by his family’s house on Christ...
Greyhounds survive long road schedule
December 25th, 2003
Considering they’ve been on the road for the most part, Eastern New Mexico University’s basketball teams can’t be too displeased with the way things went during the first semester.
That doesn’...
Oregon State routs Lobos in bowl game
December 24th, 2003
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Steven Jackson tied a bowl game record with five touchdowns, and Oregon State’s defense overwhelmed mistake-plagued New Mexico in a 55-14 win at the Las Vegas Bowl on Wednesday n...
Las Vegas Bowl stats
December 24th, 2003
Wednesday at Las Vegas, Nev.
Oregon St. 55, New Mexico 14
Oregon St. 17 14 10 14 — 55
New Mexico 7 0 0 7 — 14
First quarter
OSU—Jackson 34 pass from Anderson (Ysliniemi kick), 9:59
OSU—...
’84 game has unlikely end
December 24th, 2003
In his bestseller “The Five People You Meet in Heaven,” Mitch Albom wrote that every end is just a beginning, only we don’t know it at the time.
On Sept. 15, 1984, in Ada, Okla., East Central th...
Pair recalls miracles as children
December 24th, 2003
TUCUMCARI — Some would say Lillian Dunn and Joe Liles were miracle children.
Now they’re both senior citizens, living at Tucumcari’s Laurel Hills Care Center, where they are regulars at the domi...
Fire victim recovers from burns
December 24th, 2003
What happened to Timothy Clem more than six years ago was a tragic accident. What has happened since then, his sister said, is a miracle.
On Sept. 1, 1997, Timothy was enjoying an afternoon at Greenbe...
Salvation Army in need of donations to meet goal
December 24th, 2003
Unless the Salvation Army receives a large amount of donations this morning, the organization won’t make its fundraising goals.
Things are better than they were two weeks ago, however, according to...
Little boy's dog remains loyal to the end
December 24th, 2003
By all accounts, Jenny was just a mutt. A little less than a year-old, black and brown, with floppy ears, a large head and big feet attached to a puppy’s body, she was rescued from the Clovis Animal...
Muleshoe pastor guided by God to help roper
December 24th, 2003
Steve Friskup will humbly tell you he didn’t know what to do, frozen by uncertainty as a crowd gathered around a fellow calf roper who lay sprawled in the dirt, felled by an apparent heart attack.
D...
Student profiles
December 24th, 2003
Clayton Kyle Craig is the son of Kyle and Karen Craig and is in the third grade at Highland Elementary School.
What’s your idea of a perfect day? My idea of a perfect day is celebrating my birthday...
Teen of the Week – Shea Chase
December 24th, 2003
Shea Chase, 18, is the son of Debra Feltner and Steve Miller and is a senior at Clovis High School.
What is your theme song? Thunderstruck (AC-DC)
Who’s invited to your fantasy dinner party, and w...
Return of the King is edge-of-your-seat thriller
December 24th, 2003
Show: The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Stars: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Liv Tyler
Summary: All of the Lord of the Rings are tied together in the final chapter...
Clovis girl, D.J. Babbitt, stars in movie at Santa Fe Film Fest.
December 24th, 2003
“Bollocky Simper” — the title means “a pure, nostalgic smile,” according to its author — is a traditional girl-meets-boy story. It’s even filmed in black and white with dialogue cards li...
Video reviews
December 24th, 2003
The Medallion- PG-13(for action violence and some sexual humor)
Jackie Chan, Claire Forlani
Eddie Yang(Chan) is a Hong Kong detective working with INTERPOL to hunt down an international crime organi...
No evidence that secession is unconstitutional
December 24th, 2003
A fortnight ago, in “Let’s Do Some Detective Work,” I provided unassailable evidence that Congress had vastly exceeded powers delegated to it by our Constitution. In a recent column, I argued th...
Santa Claus has his own Christmas story
December 24th, 2003
Some years back this writer landed an exclusive interview with Santa Claus and wrote the following report that was, surprisingly, snubbed by CNN but published elsewhere.
Ned Cantwell: So, Santa, if yo...
Man, myth or legend, reflect on why we celebrate Jesus
December 24th, 2003
More than two millennia ago, during the last time the Middle East probably has ever experienced peace, a child was born whose life in this temporal realm became the most important turning point in hum...
Burch, Herbert
December 24th, 2003
Herbert Burch
Services: Have been held.
Herbert L. Burch, 85, of Anahuac, Texas, died Monday, Dec. 22, 2003, at the Bayside Community Hospital in Anahuac.
He was born on April 17, 1918, in Clovis, to...
Police Blotter
December 24th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police responded about noon Dec. 16 to a hit-and-run at the corner of Echols and Purdue.
Neither the...
Birthdays
December 24th, 2003
The following people are celebrating their birthday today:
•Veronica Armendariz
•Jesse Cabrera
•Jimmy Jeffreys
•Jackie Jernigan
•Sandra Markham
•Billy Marlin
•Candice Millow
Birthday inf...
Former CHS star on national TV
December 24th, 2003
No matter what happens in New Mexico’s Christmas Eve appearance in the Las Vegas Bowl against Oregon State, former Clovis High standout Hank Baskett has already had at least one personal highlight f...
Area churches plan special services
December 23rd, 2003
Many churches in and around Clovis are conducting special services today for Christmas Eve, or on Christmas Day. Here is a partial list of area services, listed by time.
Today
St. James Episcopal Chur...
There will be Christmas closings in Clovis
December 23rd, 2003
All city and county offices will be open until 5 p.m. today for Christmas Eve, officials said.
However, most city and county offices will be closed Thursday and Friday for the Christmas holiday, they...
Merchants have gifts for little kids and big 'kids'
December 23rd, 2003
If you’re the parent, relative, or even a close friend of a preteen girl, among the most popular ways to say “Merry Christmas” this year is “Bratz.”
The fashion-plate dolls were mentioned mo...
Coughenour, JoAnn
December 23rd, 2003
JoAnn Coughenour
Services: Have been held.
JoAnn Coughenour, 72, of Cassville, Mo., died Friday, Dec. 19, 2003, in Aurora, Mo.
She was born on May 3, 193l, in Seymour, Texas, to Walter Lee Nall and Ma...
Cancer victim faces lonely Christmas
December 23rd, 2003
This holiday season, as in most years, the burdens that Sophie bears will be hers alone.
With little income to stretch out for things like Christmas gifts, maybe it’s lucky for Sophie (not her real...
Thurmond’s daughter exposes nation’s hypocracy
December 23rd, 2003
“All the laws of Washington and all the bayonets of the Army cannot force the Negro into our homes, into our schools, our churches and our places of recreation and amusement.”
— Strom Thurmond
...
Little boy’s dreams of a cowboy Christmas
December 23rd, 2003
It was cold that December of 1936. The drought the preceding summer had ruined the wheat crop on the small farm. There wasn’t a lot of money to be spent on Christmas. The father worked part time fo...
Base closure criteria raises cheers and concerns for Cannon backers
December 23rd, 2003
Eastern New Mexico received an early Christmas present on Monday when the Department of Defense published its criteria for closing and realigning military installations in 2005.
The standards suggest...
Calendar
December 23rd, 2003
TODAY
Batterer’s Intervention (Men) — 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence . 900 Main St. Details: 762-0050.
AARP/55 ALIVE Driver Safety Program — Clovis Community College,...
Birthdays
December 23rd, 2003
The following people are celebrating their birthday today:
•Nicole Anaya
•Tommy Bynum
•Andrew Hawkins
•Liz Gallegos
•Alva Lucero
•Isiah Torres-Marez
Birthday information must be submitted...
Officials find base closure criteria encouraging news
December 22nd, 2003
Criteria set to help determine which military bases will close after 2005 were made public on Monday, and local officials expressed confidence Cannon Air Force Base will remain open.
Sen. Jeff Bingama...
Family feels Christmas spirit through adversity
December 22nd, 2003
o Fund could help relieve pressure for a family new to the Clovis community.
By Eric Butler
CNJ CORRESPONDENT
Even through the tough times, Margie tries to remember the reason we celebrate Christmas....
12/23
December 22nd, 2003
TODAY
Foster Care/Adoption Orientation — 6-7 p.m., Children Youth and Families Department, 221 W. Llano Estacado Blvd. Details: 763-0014.
Clovis Kart Association — 7 p.m., Monthly meeting at K-Bob...
Police name alleged counterfeiters
December 22nd, 2003
The Clovis Police Department has released the names of six people charged in an ongoing counterfeiting investigation. A seventh who shared a home with a counterfeiting suspect has been charged with na...
Chambless, Carolyn J.
December 22nd, 2003
Carolyn Jane Bradley Chambless
Services: Have been held.
Carolyn Jane Bradley Chambless, 100, of Friona, formerly of Portales, died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2003, at Prairie Acres Nursing Home in Friona.
S...
Butler, Mark Wayne
December 22nd, 2003
Mark Wayne Butler
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Mark Wayne Butler, 17, of Ruidoso, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2003, at his home.
He was born on May 4, 1986, in Clovis.
He lived in Clovis until age 13, when he m...
Portales man protected info on Saddam capture
December 21st, 2003
Like many Americans, Mary Cline of Portales woke up on Dec. 14 to the news that American troops had captured Saddam Hussein. What she didn’t yet know was that her son Larry Davis, a civilian communi...
Struggling mom limited by lack of car
December 21st, 2003
Like most 16-year-olds, there’s almost nothing Patrick would like more than to have his own car.
But that wish won’t be met this Christmas because it ranks well below more pressing needs — a car...
Military Digest 12/22
December 21st, 2003
Williams
Army Pvt. Joel A. Williams has graduated from basic combat military training at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla. He is the son of Mark W. Williams and Vicky L. Medly, both of Portales. He is...
Amarillo man injured after crashing plane
December 21st, 2003
AMARILLO — A pilot returning from Tucumcari crash-landed his small plane Saturday at an airport south of Amarillo.
Robert Lea, 79, of Amarillo, was the only person on board the 1953 model Cessna 195...
12/22
December 21st, 2003
TODAY
Clovis Gem and Mineral Society — 6:30 p.m., meeting. Clovis Carver Library, Ingram Room. Public is welcome. Details: 762-5901.
Curry County “42” League — 7 p.m. Details: 389-5425 or 762-...
Military Basic Allowance for Housing to rise by average of 7 percent i...
December 21st, 2003
Basic Allowance for Housing rates will rise by an average of 7 percent, effective Jan. 1, for 820,000 service members living off base in the United States.
The BAH rate increases for 2004 continue a s...
Police Blotter 12/22
December 21st, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Two vehicles sustained heavy damage in a Dec. 12 crash about 4 p.m. at the corner of Seventh and Gran...
Taiwan-China situation needs delicate touch
December 21st, 2003
P resident Bush seems to have finessed a
potentially explosive situation during main
land Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to the White House earlier this month. But there is more delicate dip...
Be good, Old Man Clonch is watching
December 21st, 2003
(Christmas carols playing.)
Ah the holidays, that time of year for fireplaces and hot spiced cider, the sounds of crinkling wrapping paper and children squealing, and, of course — THE CURSE OF OLD...
We don't want to hinder police work
December 21st, 2003
Last week’s story about counterfeit bills in Clovis did not include the names of all those arrested in connection with the case. That’s because Clovis police asked us to withhold some of those nam...
God's plan almost always surprises us
December 21st, 2003
GOD’S PLAN ALMOST ALWAYS SURPRISES US
Does God ever do anything just like we’d expect him to?
A world to save,
a Gift to give,
a Baby to send.
And the greatest Christmas Present ever given is a...
Lady Cats rev up fast break
December 20th, 2003
PAMPA — Brittany Blackmon and Aimee Hilburn took turns dominating the game as the well-rested Clovis Wildcats beat Pampa, Texas, 51-34 on Saturday in their final game before the Christmas break.
Bl...
U.S. flu outbreak prompts medical exercise
December 20th, 2003
Media across New Mexico and the nation have been reporting on the progress of a worse-than-usual flu outbreak this winter for which the standard flu vaccine doesn’t provide specific immunity.
On Fri...
Aggressive county improvement list drawn up at legislative breakfast
December 20th, 2003
Nearly 80 local business leaders turned out Friday morning for the annual Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce legislative breakfast to hear state senators and state representatives from the area a...
Perfect gift ideas for the spouse
December 20th, 2003
Several weeks ago, we ran a list of the most undesirable toys one could imagine, the kind which might literally send your kids into a tailspin about what Santa had done to them.
Today, the last Christ...
With high-tech apologies to Clement C. Moore
December 20th, 2003
’Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house,
not a creature was stirring — except for a computer mouse.
For you see, “Dad” was lazy this year and didn’t get his shopping don...
Turkey dog has Clovis adventures
December 20th, 2003
Lassie, Hank the Cowdog and Scooby-Doo have had their dog days. Now somebody should write a book or make a television show about the real-life adventures of George.
John Considine’s dog has been hom...
Association to unify ministers begins in Clovis
December 20th, 2003
I wish to express my appreciation to Rev. Lance Clemmons and other pastors of our community for organizing a badly needed Christian Ministerial Association.
The call is for all pastors of an evangelic...
Garcia, Flora
December 20th, 2003
Flora Garcia
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Community Church.
Flora Garcia, 81, died Friday, Dec. 19, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center.
She was born March 16, 1922...
Dispositions
December 20th, 2003
Here are recent dispositions recorded in Curry County District Court:
Vernon Terry Dickson, 21, pleaded guilty to trafficking controlled substances (possession with intent to deliver). Sentenced to n...
Cops & Courts
December 20th, 2003
Four new employees of the Clovis Police Department have completed their required academy training and will soon begin work with the department.
Two dispatchers, Nancy Duran and Geretta Richards, gradu...
Police Blotter
December 20th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police contacted a group of juveniles about 10:45 p.m. on Dec. 9 following numerous reports of crimin...
Trying Saddam: All options have flaws
December 20th, 2003
It is hardly surprising that in such a media-saturated culture many Americans view foreign affairs in a personalized and dramatized fashion. If this were a movie, the capture of Saddam Hussein, the qu...
Fund will give family chance to avoid Christmas crunch
December 20th, 2003
CNJ CORRESPONDENT
Parents often do everything they can to conceal any financial hardships they might be having from their kids.
So, when her children go back to school after the holicay break, Lynn (n...
Calendar
December 20th, 2003
TODAY
AARP/55 ALIVE Driver Safety Program — Clovis Community College, Room 104, preregistration is necessary. Cost is $10 per person made payable to AARP/55 Alive; for pre-registration call Joe Urba...
Birthdays
December 20th, 2003
The following people are celebrating their birthday today:
•Brandi Thomas
•Phillip Ulibarri
Birthday information must be submitted to KTQM by noon the day preceding the birthday, and on noon Thurs...
Ramblin' Rick
December 20th, 2003
SINCE I'VE TAKEN ON a Santa-like shape lately, I’ve decided I need to become a more giving person because fat people are supposed to be jolly — although I haven’t completely given up on s...
Friday area prep basketball scores, summaries
December 20th, 2003
Boys
Clovis 93, Moriarty 66
Texico 74, Logan 37
Farwell 70, Happy 26
Amarillo River Road 58, Muleshoe 52
Tucumcari Tournament
Consolation semifinals
Tucumcari JV 71, Fort Sumner 63
G...
Cats improve to 9-1 with win over Moriarty
December 20th, 2003
The Clovis High boys basketball team broke away from a 22-22 tie by outscoring Moriarty 49-19 over a span of nearly two quarters Friday night and the Wildcats rolled to a 93-66 victory over the Pintos...
County residents vexed by ETZ law
December 19th, 2003
About 30 people attended a City Commission meeting Thursday night to ask the city to rescind its extraterritorial zoning ordinance.
Commissioners voted 5 to1, with one abstention, not to approve the r...
Commissioners give conditional approval to road
December 19th, 2003
Curry County Commissioners approved a request from the Clovis Industrial Development Corporation Tuesday to improve Curry Road 4 to prepare for the building of the Southwest Cheese plant, but added se...
Six arrested in counterfiet ring
December 19th, 2003
Clovis police say they have arrested six people so far while investigating area counterfeiting incidents, including a man they believe is responsible for producing the phony currency.
Terry Maes, 30,...
Authorities shut down Portales race track
December 18th, 2003
PORTALES — A family residing about five miles east of Portales has been hosting horse races twice a month, contending it wants to keep Mexican tradition alive and boredom at bay.
But local law enfor...
Pit bull’s last meal today
December 18th, 2003
“Buddy’s” last meal will be today, though Dr. Glen Keim of Curry County Animal Hospital said he doesn’t know precisely what time he will serve the last meal to the pit bull dog accused of aggr...
Mother longs for children’s smiles on Christmas
December 18th, 2003
Three girls in the area may not know what their mother wants for Christmas.
But it’s simple, according to Bonnie (not her real name).
“I just want to be able to put smiles on my kids’ faces and...
Thursday area prep, college scores and summaries
December 18th, 2003
Prep
Boys
Tucumcari Tournament
Questa 84, Fort Sumner 65
Girls
Santa Rosa Tournament
Pecos 64, Melrose 55
Fort Sumner 57, Questa 19
College
Men
Eastern New Mexico 97, Oklahoma Pa...
Clovis basketball capsules
December 18th, 2003
Boys
Friday
Moriarty (3-3) at Clovis (8-1)
7:45 p.m. Rock Staubus Gymnasium
Radio: KICA-FM 98.3, KCLV-AM 1240
Notes: The first of two area games for the Class 4A Pintos, who play at Port...
Railroad overpass on schedule, city says
December 18th, 2003
Work to build an overpass on State Road 467 over the railroad tracks, which may lessen residents’ concerns about the closing of the Wheaton Street crossing is on schedule, said City Manager Ray Mond...
Shareholders overwhelmingly approve Freedom deal
December 18th, 2003
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shareholders of Freedom Communications Inc. overwhelmingly approved a partnership with two investment companies that preserves one of the last family-owned media companies.
The de...
Public Record
December 18th, 2003
Compiled from court records from Dec. 11 through Dec. 17
Marriage Licenses
Edward James Sena, 27, and Crystal Ann Lopez, 22, both of Clovis.
John Bill Snipes, 34, and Valerie Kay Goar, 31, both of Clo...
Balanced Hounds batter Panhandle State
December 18th, 2003
GOODWELL, Okla. — Eastern New Mexico University put together a 21-0 run and received double-figure scoring from six players on Thursday to rout undermanned Oklahoma Panhandle State 97-71 in men’s...
the mystery and miracle of Christmas
December 18th, 2003
amos the churchmouse:
a view from under the pew
Editor’s note: When Amos went shopping recently, he encountered the trials of last-minute Christmas shoppers. In frustration, he called out for the...
Clovis Christian School gains accreditation
December 18th, 2003
Clovis Christian School reached a long-sought prize this month: accreditation.
“It gives us more legitimacy in our community because now we are accredited,” said Superintendent Steve Medeiros. “...
Two CCS employees commended
December 18th, 2003
Kenya Heap, now in her fifth year as librarian at Clovis Christian School, said she loved working at the school even before the Association of Christian Schools International commended her work when t...
This Christmas learn to be still
December 18th, 2003
In the past I have always seemed to feel a pressure around the Christmas season to meet the Dec. 25 deadline. In the past, store advertisements and great sales have tempted me to act on that special p...
Clovis visionary nominated for AARP award
December 18th, 2003
Andrew “Andy” Chitwood of Clovis was honored earlier this year by being one of several people nominated for the Ethel Percy Andrus Award by members of New Mexico’s chapter of the American Associ...
Pine cones return to trees
December 18th, 2003
Katherine Vandevender said the idea came to her in the night: Why not let her fourth graders decorate pine cones to look like Christmas trees?
Ideas like this often come to Vandevender, who describes...
Judges becoming too power hungry
December 18th, 2003
Lawlessness usually conjures up images of a wild frontier or mobs in the streets. But the painful reality is that the supreme examples of lawlessness in our times are in the august and sedate chambers...
We have Saddam now, but at a big cost
December 18th, 2003
Saddam Hussein was trapped in a tight, unpleasant space — angry but impotent, armed but no longer dangerous. Though he might have been dreaming of triumphs, he was powerless to realize them.
Then t...
War on drugs trampling on rights of privacy
December 18th, 2003
The systematic shredding of the Fourth Amendment’s protection of personal privacy in the name of the war on drugs proceeds apace. The latest example is a Supreme Court decision (in Maryland vs. Prin...
Religion calendar
December 18th, 2003
Today
Singles Living in Christ — 7 p.m., First Church of the Nazarene, 1800 N. Norris St., Clovis. Child care is provided. For information, call 763-3141 or 762-6639.
Saturday
Bible Study Services ...
Baker, Paula
December 18th, 2003
Paula Baker
Services: Have been held.
Paula Baker, 52, of Amarillo died Monday, Dec. 15, 2003, in Amarillo.
She was born on April 29, 1951, in Amarillo, to Hoyt and Ruth Houck.
She married David Baker...
Calendar
December 18th, 2003
TODAY
Disabled American Veterans #6 bingo — 7 p.m. 220 West 4th Street, Clovis. Details: 762-5335.
AA — 7 p.m. Closed discussion meeting. Sacred Heart School.
AARP/55 ALIVE Driver Safety Program ...
Birthdays
December 18th, 2003
The following people are celebrating their birthday today:
•Ludy Hernandez
•Delicia Prieto
•Michael Richardson
•Cindy Ulibarri
Saturday:
•Francisco Garza
•John Gallegos
•Jason Saiz
Birth...
Trujillo, Mark Sr.
December 18th, 2003
Mark Trujillo Sr.
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Mark Anthony Trujillo Sr., 47, of Clovis, died Friday, Dec. 12, 2003, at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo.
He was born on May 7, 1956, in Clovis, t...
Funny money lands four in jail
December 18th, 2003
Four people were in police custody Wednesday night after authorities began investigating the sudden appearance of bogus money.
Clovis police discovered the apparent counterfeiting ring Friday when an...
County and residents at odds over railroad
December 18th, 2003
District Court Judge William McBee dismissed two complaints against Curry County Wednesday that had been filed by residents of the Wheaton Street neighborhood south of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe...
Project pipeline cost increased
December 18th, 2003
The board of directors of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority voted Wednesday to raise the official cost of the Ute Pipeline Project by $52 million.
A peer review of the conceptual design of...
Ill father changes family's Christmas plans
December 18th, 2003
Life may seem to be going on fine, when an emergency can change everything.
That’s the case with Frances (not her real name) and her four children.
A lifelong resident of the area, , Frances is tryi...
12/18
December 18th, 2003
TODAY
Stroke Support Group — 3:30 p.m. at the Healthplex, 2217 Dillon Street. Details: 769-7356.
Alzheimer’s Support Group — 1 p.m., Clovis Homecare, 1944 W. 21st St. Details: (800) 777-8155.
A...
Constitutions are hard to make from scratch
December 18th, 2003
I n talking about efforts to create a new constitution
for Iraq, comedian Jay Leno quipped that perhaps
the Iraqis could use the U.S. Constitution, given that it isn’t being used here much anym...
Ways exist to keep Christ in Christmas
December 18th, 2003
It is a rare opportunity for the rookie reporter, this ride-along with two members of the ACLU about to begin their Keep Christ out of Christmas Season Patrol.
At the appointed hour, the newsman and t...
Free State Project a last bastion of liberty
December 18th, 2003
Last week’s column provided unassailable evidence that the protections of liberty envisioned by the Constitution’s framers mean little today. I was pleasantly surprised by the responses from fello...
Student Profiles 12/18
December 18th, 2003
Janeth Monge
Janeth Rebeca Monge, the daughter of Louis and Leticia Monge, is in the second grade at La Casita Elementary School.
What’s your idea of a perfect day? Going on vacation.
Tell...
Breuning, Myrtle Mae
December 18th, 2003
Myrtle Mae Breuning
Services: Have been held.
Myrtle Mae Breuning, 90, of Las Vegas, N.M., died Friday, Dec. 12, 2003, at her home.
She was born on Aug. 18, 1913, in Bellview to Alphus “Alf” Monro...
Prep news & notes
December 17th, 2003
THE GRADY LADY BRONCHOS, Class 1A state semifinalists last March, are making noises like they want a return trip.
“That’s what we’re looking for,” sixth-year coach Alicia Rush said. ...
Clovis man enters homicide plea agreement
December 17th, 2003
One of two men accused in a Feb. 28 double homicide pleaded guilty Monday in Curry County District Court.
Joey G. Martinez, 27, of Clovis will serve 29 1/2 years in state prison — with no possibilit...
Sheriff proposes ways to escape prison costs
December 17th, 2003
Curry County Sheriff Roger Hatcher has asked the New Mexico Sentencing Commission to consider proposals that would lessen the cost to counties of housing state prisoners.
The New Mexico Sentencing Com...
Calendar for 12/17
December 17th, 2003
BOARD TO MEET
The board of directors of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority will meet in Clovis at 2 p.m. today in the North Annex of Clovis-Carver Public Library.
Board members will discuss...
Police Blotter for 12/17
December 17th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
About 8:15 a.m. Dec. 8, police took a report that a pickup had been stolen late the previous evening....
Our region owes thank you to Wright brothers
December 17th, 2003
T oday we live an era of hyperspeed air travel by millions of men and women worldwide. So it almost seems an afterthought to celebrate the 100th anniversary of motorized flight. It shouldn...
Tuesday's area prep, college basketball summaries
December 17th, 2003
Prep
Girls
Farwell 34, Whitharral 31
Whitharral — Polk 0 0-0 , Barker 0 0-0 0, Vargas 2 0-0 4, Branch 2 1-2 5, Burleson 0 0-0 0, Dukatnuk 1 0-1 2, Kirkland 4 4-4 12, Rutledge 1 4-4 6, Martin...
Local mom hopes for help with Christmas celebration
December 16th, 2003
Catching up on finances is easier said than done, especially when the holiday season rolls around.
Sandy (not her real name) knows that as well as anyone.
Several months ago, chance intervened on the...
Ramblin' Rick
December 16th, 2003
It’s been the basketball proving ground for future community leaders for four decades.
A holiday tournament with rural roots.
District attorney Johnny Actkinson played in the Farwell Invitational...
Road improvements OK’d with conditions
December 16th, 2003
Curry County Commissioners approved a request from the Clovis Industrial Development Corporation Tuesday to improve Curry Road 4 to prepare for the building of the Southwest Cheese plant, but added se...
Future of flight needs embracing
December 16th, 2003
A s we look back 100 years to the Wright brothers’ success, today is also a good day to look at the future of aviation. A future as full of concerns, perhaps, as it was a century ago.
Heike Berthold...
She styles memories for the grieving
December 16th, 2003
Not every hairdresser would work at a funeral home. The former Verdine Crume, now Mrs. Duane Howard of Clovis, has been praised by many husbands, fathers and children of the deceased with the wonderfu...
One more thing ... a savior was born
December 16th, 2003
An excerpt from the Gospel according to St. Luke, revised and updated for the 21st century:
“And there were in the same country shepherds, abiding in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by ni...
Cancer aid activist honored
December 16th, 2003
Margaret “Bobbie” West has received the American Cancer Society’s national St. George Award for her 52-year-long involvement in the work of the cancer society in De Baca County.
West, a resident...
Mother sees hope in fund's gift
December 16th, 2003
Tangible, material goods are what most people hope to give during the Christmas season.
June and Roger (not their real names) won’t be able to do much of that this year for their four children. And...
Gore may be setting Dean up to take fall
December 16th, 2003
What is one to make of Al Gore’s brazen act of endorsing Howard Dean for the presidency? Certainly it is a slap in the face of Sen. Joe Lieberman, Gore’s 2000 running mate. But what is its substan...
Police Blotter 12/16
December 15th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police responded about 1 p.m. Dec. 6 to a mother reporting she found photographs of her 11-year-old...
12/16
December 15th, 2003
TODAY
Foster Care/Adoption Orientation — 6-7 p.m., Children Youth and Families Department, 221 W. Llano Estacado Blvd. Details: 763-0014.
Clovis Kart Association — 7 p.m., Monthly meeting at K-Bob...
Russia's election practices preclude name 'democracy'
December 15th, 2003
White House officials viewed election results in Russia with mild alarm, murmuring without attribution of a “retreat from democracy.” What the election results demonstrated, however, was that demo...
Editor's death, new law blows to freedom
December 15th, 2003
Last Wednesday, freedom took two body blows. The first was the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States to permit the limitation of political speech. This is not exotic dancing or flag burni...
ENMU women's basketball capsule
December 15th, 2003
West Texas A&M (5-1)
at ENMU (3-4)
When: 6 p.m. today
Where: Greyhound Arena
Radio: KGNC-AM 710, Amarillo
Notes: The game is the Lone Star Conference South Division opener...
McClelland, John III
December 15th, 2003
Newborns John Elliot McClelland III and Justin Alexander McClelland of Clovis died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003.
They were born Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
They...
McClelland, Justin
December 15th, 2003
Newborns John Elliot McClelland III and Justin Alexander McClelland of Clovis died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003.
They were born Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
They...
Widner, Debs
December 15th, 2003
Debs Eugene Widner, 91, of Melrose died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born on Aug. 6, 1912, near Olustee, Okla., to Earl and Ethyl Widner.
At six months of...
Teeters, Millie
December 15th, 2003
Millie Teeters
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Millie Teeters, 86, of Clovis, a retired bookkeeper/office manager, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003, at her home.
She was born on March 12, 1917, in Claude,...
Miller, Clement Frank "Jim"
December 15th, 2003
Clement Miller
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Clement Frank “Jim” Miller, 71, of Clovis died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center.
He was born on Feb. 13, 1932, in Toronto, Ca...
Dosher, Preston
December 15th, 2003
Preston Dosher
Services: Will be held at a later date.
Mr. Preston Dale Dosher, 74, of Joplin, Mo., died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003, at a nursing home in Joplin, Mo.
He was born on Jan. 1, 1929, in Tipt...
Williams, Al
December 15th, 2003
Al Williams
Services: Have been held.
Al Williams, 53, of Clovis died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003, in Berkeley, Calif.
He was born on July 12, 1950, in Ponca City, Okla., to Floyd and Mrtyle Williams.
He...
Neumann, Regina "Gina"
December 15th, 2003
Regina “Gina” Hedwig Neumann, 75, of Clovis died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on Jan. 20, 1928, in Clovis to Kalil and Hedwig Scholz Saykally.
S...
Marley, David W.
December 15th, 2003
David Warnick Marley
Services: Have been held.
David Warnick Marley, 95, of Carlsbad, Calif., died Friday, Dec. 5, 2003.
He was born on June 23, 1908, in Lamesa, Texas, to William Samuel and Florence...
Knowles, Charles
December 15th, 2003
Charles Knowles
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Charles Knowles of Portales, 73, of Portales died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2003, in Farmington.
He was born on June 6, 1930, in Waco, Texas, to Virginia and Fred...
Goolsby, Edna
December 15th, 2003
Edna Goolsby
Services: Have been held.
Edna Goolsby, 93, of Portales, died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2003, at the home of her daughter.
She was born on June 10, 1910, in Pauls Valley, Okla., to Ada Bessie and...
Close, Martin F.
December 15th, 2003
Martin F. Close
Services: Have been held.
Martin F. Close Sr., 81, of Victorville, Calif., died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003.
He was born on Oct. 24, 1922, in Potsville, Pa., to James and Annie Close.
He liv...
Calabrese, Martha Jo
December 15th, 2003
Martha Jo Calabrese
Services: Have been held.
Martha Jo Calabrese, 63, of Clovis died Monday, Dec. 8, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on Sept. 24, 1940, in Manhattan,...
Gras, Bobby
December 15th, 2003
Bobby Gras
Services: Have been held.
Bobby Gras, 47, of Levelland, Texas, died Friday, Dec. 5, 2003, at Covenant Lakeside Hospital in Lubbock.
He was born May 28, 1956, in Portales.
In 1979 he moved...
Davis, Thomas Jr.
December 15th, 2003
Mr. Thomas E. Davis Jr., 93, of Milnesand, died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2003, at Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales.
He was born on Nov. 24, 1910, in Lavaca, Ark., to Mary Emily and Thomas Edward Da...
Richardson, Alissandra
December 15th, 2003
Alissandra Marixa Richardson
Services: Have been held.
Alissandra Marixa Richardson, infant, of Clovis, died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on Dec. 4...
Ent Jr., William
December 15th, 2003
William Wesley Ent Jr., 69, of Clovis died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003, in Lubbock.
He was born Aug. 21, 1934, in Savannah, Mo., to William Wesley and Florence Rebecca Moore Ent. He graduated high school i...
Martin, O.T.
December 15th, 2003
O.T. Martin
Services: No services planned.
O.T. Martin, 70, of Carlsbad died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2003, at Carlsbad Medical Center.
He was born Oct. 24, 1933, in Clovis. He was raised outside of Clovis...
Sharp, Thomas A.
December 15th, 2003
Thomas A. Sharp
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Thomas A. Sharp, 90, of Sebring, Fla., a retired brakeman, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003, in Sebring, Fla.
He was born on Oct. 1, 1913, in Pleasant Hill, L...
Hunton, Leroy
December 15th, 2003
Leroy Hunton
Services: Have been held.
Leroy Hunton, 81, of Clovis, a retired building contractor, died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003.
He was born on Jan. 8, 1922, in Clovis to Herschel and Letta Lemley Hunt...
Schillings, Onita
December 15th, 2003
Onita Schillings
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Onita Schillings, 74, of Clovis died Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on Nov. 3, 1929, in Floydada, Texa...
Samford, Glenda Sue
December 15th, 2003
Glenda Sue Samford
Services: Have been held.
Glenda Sue Samford, 48, of Mayhill died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2003.
She was born on Feb. 1, 1955, in Portales to W.C. and Veona Faye Day Poff.
She had been a re...
Jaramillo, Frank "Popo"
December 15th, 2003
Frank Alberto “Popo” Jaramillo, 85, of Roswell died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2003, at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell.
He was born on Sept. 11, 1918, in Plaza Vieja to Jose and Antonia Abey...
Brunker, Vernon
December 15th, 2003
Vernon Lee Brunker, 68, of Clovis, a truck driver, died Dec. 1, 2003, at his daughter’s home in Clovis.
He was born on Feb. 11, 1935, in Brush, Colo., to Richard and Sarah Brunker.
He had been a res...
Avent, Neva
December 15th, 2003
NEVA AVENT
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Neva Avent, 82, of Clovis, a homemaker, died Dec. 1, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on May 30, 1921, in Marlow, Okla., to Joh...
CHS girls basketball capsule
December 14th, 2003
Frenship (11-3)
at Clovis (6-2)
When: 6 p.m. today (JV game at 4:30 p.m.)
Where: Rock Staubus Gymnasium
Radio: KKYC-FM 102.3
Notes: Lady Wildcats are coming off their first...
ENMU survives another road challenge
December 14th, 2003
Preseason conditioning can be real drudgery, and Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball coach Shawn Scanlan is known to crack the whip.
As far as Greyhounds senior Garland Coleman is concer...
Muleshoe Marine Bales would have been proud
December 14th, 2003
The capture of Saddam Hussein won’t bring back Kem Bales’ energetic country boy known for his confidence and charm. And it doesn’t make the pain of losing a son to the war in Iraq any easier.
B...
Professors doubt attacks will diminsh
December 14th, 2003
Finally in the hands of U.S. Forces, Saddam Hussein is likely to go through an interrogation process, an assistant professor of political science speculated Sunday evening.
Dr. David Rausch, who teach...
Getting booked: Bookmobile to the rescue
December 14th, 2003
Because public libraries are scarce in rural communities, since 1956 the New Mexico State Library has offered bookmobiles that travel large circuits to provide borrowing services, said Paula White, di...
Scholarship changes opposed
December 14th, 2003
PORTALES — A year ago, New Mexico’s House Finance Committee proposed new requirements for the Lottery Success Scholarship that would make it more difficult for college students to obtain dollars...
Single mom struggling with disability, lack of income
December 14th, 2003
By Eric Butler
CNJ CORRESPONDENT
She’s only been a resident of the area for a couple of months, and doesn’t know a lot of people.
She also has three children to care for and only limited income fr...
Readers voice opinions on capture of Saddam
December 14th, 2003
Sunday’s question posed to Project: Reader Reaction participants asked for opinions on the capture of Saddam Hussein. Some responses:
“This is wonderful news! Let us pray that the suicide bombing...
Disabled military to get higher pay
December 14th, 2003
Though unseen by an anxious population of disabled retirees, work proceeds at the Pentagon and the Defense Finance and Accounting Service to implement a multi-billion-dollar upgrade in retirement bene...
Replace mascot with one that moos
December 14th, 2003
It’s Christmas time again, and I’ve found a unique gift for my favorite college student. I’m providing her with a new mascot for her university. I’ll bet your favorite students are tired of jo...
Danger remains, but it's great to bag tyrant
December 14th, 2003
Eastern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle woke up to wonderful news Sunday morning: American forces have finally nabbed Saddam Hussein. The former Iraqi dictator eluded capture for more than ei...
Police Blotter
December 14th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police received a call about 5 p.m. on Dec. 7 regarding a loud party with possible drug use at the 90...
Godfrey, Imogene
December 14th, 2003
Imogene Godfrey
Services: Have been held.
Miss Imogene Godfrey, 74, of Clovis, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003, at her home.
She was born Jan. 27, 1929, in Granite, Okla., to James Bryan and Lola Orene E...
Calendar
December 14th, 2003
MONDAY
Brain Injury Support Group — 7 p.m. at the Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St. in Portales. Details: Karla or Judy at 359-1964. E-mail: karlat@yucca.net.
Clovis Quilters’ Club — 1:30 p.m.,...
Birthdays
December 14th, 2003
The following people are celebrating their birthday today:
•Darlene Romero
•Cheryl Teitz
Birthday information must be submitted to KTQM by noon the day preceding the birthday, and on noon Thursday...
Tillman, Craig Alan
December 14th, 2003
Craig Alan Tillman
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Craig Alan Tillman, 47, of Cedar Crest, formerly of Clovis, died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2003, at his home.
He was born on April 8, 1956.
He was preceded in...
Smith, Hilda
December 14th, 2003
Hilda Smith
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Hilda Smith, 87, of Levelland, Texas, died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2003, in Portales.
She was born on Dec. 31, 1915, in Yorktown, Texas.
She lived in Portales and L...
Smith, Elizabeth B.
December 14th, 2003
Elizabeth B. Smith
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Smith, 95, died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, at her home north of Clovis.
She was born Feb. 5, 1908, in Gratiot County, Mich., to Bertha Mae Jo...
Sandoval, Richard “Ricky”
December 14th, 2003
Richard Raymond “Ricky” Sandoval, 44, of Clovis, died Nov. 27, 2003, at Buena Vista Nursing and Retirement Center.
He was born April 4, 1959, in Clovis to Joe Ines and Eloida Marie Saiz Sandoval.
...
Pettus, James
December 14th, 2003
James Pettus
Services: Have been held.
Mr. James Pettus, 61, of Portales, died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2003, at Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales.
He was born Oct. 16, 1942, at Owensboro, Ky., to Rose...
Miller, David
December 14th, 2003
David F. Miller, 78, of Clovis, died Nov. 24, 2003, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Amarillo.
He was born May 4, 1925, in Blanchard, Okla., to Lawrence Finise and Mabel Chloene Gay Miller.
H...
Millar, Nettie Rebecca
December 14th, 2003
Nettie Rebecca Millar
Services: None will be held.
Nettie Rebecca Millar, 95, of Clovis, died Nov. 26, 2003, at Laurel Plains Nursing Home.
She was born June 25, 1908, in Quitaque, Texas, to John and...
Greenier, Cecilia G.
December 14th, 2003
Cecilia G. Greenier
Services: Have been held.
Cecilia G. Greenier, 86, of Las Vegas, N.M., died Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2003, at Northeastern Regional Hospital.
She was born April 5, 1917, in Delia to Jos...
Krubl, Anne Goodwin
December 14th, 2003
Anne Goodwin Krubl
Services: Have been held.
Anne Goodwin Krubl died on Nov. 23, 2003.
She was born in Clovis.
Survivors include her brother, B.D. (and wife Peggy) Hill; a sister-in-law, N. June Hill;...
Choate, Verba Ann
December 14th, 2003
Verba Ann Choate
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Verba Ann Choate, 86, of Clovis died Friday, Nov. 28, 2003, at Laurel Plains Healthcare.
She was born March 24, 1917, in Erath County, Texas, to Albert...
Hitt, Lloyd A.
December 14th, 2003
Lloyd A. Hitt
Services: Have been held.
Lloyd A. Hitt, 75, of Lubbock died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2003.
He was born on Aug. 11, 1928, in Rogers to Hobert and Ione Hitt
He graduated from Dora High School an...
Pritchett, Benjamin Jr.
December 14th, 2003
BENJAMIN PRITCHETT JR.
Services: Have been held.
Benjamin Franklin Pritchett Jr., 81, of Mineral Wells, Texas, a retired principal and teacher, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2003, at a Mineral Wells hospit...
Russell, Lethaonua
December 14th, 2003
LETHAONUA RUSSELL
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Lethaonua Russell, 96, of Portales, died Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2003, at the home of her granddaughter in Bakersfield, Calif.
She was born on Oct. 24, 1907,...
Massengill, Sandra
December 14th, 2003
SANDRA MASSENGILL
Services: Have been held.
Sandra Marie Jones Massengill, 59, of Las Cruces, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, at her home.
She was born on May 10, 1944, in Clovis, to David Jones and Bet...
Mendoza, Javier
December 14th, 2003
Javier Mendoza
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Javier Mendoza, 52, of Rio Rancho, died Friday, Nov. 21, 2003, at Lovelace Medical Center in Albuquerque.
He was born on Oct. 27, 1951, in San Ignacio, Mex...
Smith, Jewel Herndon
December 14th, 2003
Jewel Herndon Smith
Services: Have been held.
Jewel Herndon Smith, 81, of Panama City, Fla., died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, in a Panama City hospital.
She was born on Feb. 12, 1922, in Altha, Fla., to...
Situation normal when Christ was born
December 14th, 2003
SITUATION NORMAL WHEN CHRIST WAS BORN
In some ways, the world just a few moments before the birth of Jesus in that Bethlehem stable was almost exactly the same as the world just a few moments after...
Saddam chronology
December 14th, 2003
A glance at the life of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein:
April 28, 1937 - Born in village near desert town of Tikrit, north of Baghdad.
1957 - Joins underground Baath Soci...
One option for Saddam: justice before new special tribunal
December 14th, 2003
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. officials said they still haven't decided what to do with Saddam Hussein now that he's been captured, but one option is putting him before a special tribunal established just days...
U.S. forces capture Saddam near Tikrit
December 14th, 2003
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Without firing a shot, American forces captured a bearded and haggard-looking Saddam Hussein in a dirt cellar under a farmhouse near his hometown of Tikrit, ending one of the most inte...
Late Saturday prep, college summaries
December 14th, 2003
Prep boys
Farwell Invitational
Championship game
Texico 52, Farwell 51
Texico (6-1) — Braden Vaughan 11, Johnny Rivera 19, Mark Peabody 4, Garret Mayfield 4, Logan Brown 10, Bryce Bailey 4. T...
Hounds beat Incarnate Word in 4 OTs
December 14th, 2003
SAN ANTONIO — The Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds erased a three-point deficit in the fourth overtime with a 6-0 run and held on to beat Incarnate Word 91-89 on Saturday night.
It was believed to be...
NFL capsules
December 14th, 2003
NFL matchups for Week 15
All times Mountain
Sunday
Buffalo (6-7) At Tennessee (9-4)
11 a.m., CBS
OPENING LINE — Titans by 6 1/2.
RECORD VS. SPREAD — Bills 5-6. Titans 7-5.
SERIES RECORD —...
Clovis soccer players getting kicks indoors
December 14th, 2003
They practice in junior high gymnasiums and a barn north of Clovis.
As strange as it may sound, it makes perfect sense for eight Clovis soccer teams that just wrapped up the fall season of indoor soc...
Champion Cats, Carlsbad dominate all-district football team
December 14th, 2003
The Clovis Wildcats used a well-balanced approach to win the District 4-5A title.
Juniors John Props, Phillip Williams and a senior-dominated offensive line helped the Wildcats average better than 30...
Texas team hands Lady Cats second loss
December 14th, 2003
RIO RANCHO — Both teams wore white Saturday in the third-place game of the Mel Otero Invitational girls basketball tournament, but that’s where the similarity ended.
Dallas Kimball was designated...
Cats rebound with rout
December 14th, 2003
SANTA FE — The Clovis High Wildcats rebounded from their first loss of the season with a vengeance.
The Cats roared to a 22-0 lead after one quarter and had no trouble dispatching Los Lunas 63-24...
Influenza cases up in Clovis area
December 13th, 2003
As flu continues to strike victims across the United States, Clovis doctors have begun to see more cases — 44 documented cases as of Friday in Plains Regional Medical Center — and many more people...
Readers reminice about childhood joy
December 13th, 2003
A recent Project: Reader Reaction topic asked participants what they did for fun as children. Here are some responses:
“I delivered the Milwaukee Journal in my own neighborhood, covering three comp...
Show makes magical Christmas memories
December 13th, 2003
There was a magical, lit-up wonderland feel to those holiday trips into Pittsburgh. New Year’s Eve would often include snow, almost always brought sub-freezing temperatures, and nearly every year, t...
Online game can get players under its spell
December 13th, 2003
I’ve never been real keen on computer games — in fact, I’ve never been much of a game player of any kind. Things have changed a little lately though.
A few weeks ago, somebody — I really wish...
Family going through rough stretch
December 13th, 2003
t’s sometimes said that children today, raised on high-tech amusements like video games, don’t appreciate the simple fun and toys from yesterday.
That’s not true though for Liz’ daughter Marci...
Salvation Army says collections down
December 13th, 2003
Salvation Army Christmas kettle collections in Clovis are down from last year and haven’t yet reached the halfway mark toward the $30,000 goal, but Capt. Hector Diaz said he still hopes to catch up...
United Way donations up 13 percent
December 13th, 2003
lthough this year’s United Way campaign has come to a close in Clovis and Curry County, that doesn’t mean additional money would be turned down if it was offered.
“We always take money — that...
New campaign law limits more than just finance
December 13th, 2003
The Supreme Court decision Wednesday upholding most aspects of the campaign finance limitation law passed by Congress last year affirms that when it comes to a trendy fixation of the political class,...
Growing government must be stopped
December 13th, 2003
Jim Pinkerton, who worked in the Reagan White House, now writes columns. One of his recent missives tells us that American conservatism is in almost total shambles. It lacks coherence, he says, and is...
Readers: Camel is not city's real hump
December 13th, 2003
A recent Project: Reader Reaction question asked if Clovis should address issues related to exotic animals in the city. Some responses:
“Only if they are going to roam free and eat my flowers. Why...
Godfrey, Imogene
December 13th, 2003
Imogene Godfrey
Services: Graveside services will be held at a later date.
Miss Imogene Godfrey, 74, of Clovis, a retired head bank teller, died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2003, at her home.
She was born Jan....
Moon to stay in box to raise money for Make-A-Wish
December 13th, 2003
Duffy Moon, half of the Mix 107.5 morning team Rooney and Moon, said last week in a news release that he plans to be raised 30 feet above Clovis in a 4-by-8-foot metal box until the radio station rais...
Regents discuss Ruidoso branch
December 13th, 2003
By Tony Parra
FREEDOM NEWSPAPERS
The Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents discussed placing another branch on the tree that is ENMU Friday during a meeting.
The discussion was about convert...
ENMU signs agreement to recruit foreign students
December 13th, 2003
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University officials are actively recruiting students from universities in foreign countries, especially China, something that has become increasingly difficult since...
Police Blotter
December 13th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Staff at a Clovis junior high school called police about 10 a.m. Dec. 5 regarding a student who was o...
Calendar
December 13th, 2003
TODAY
AARP/55 ALIVE Driver Safety Program — Clovis Community College, Room 185, preregistration is necessary. Cost is $10 per person made payable to AARP/55 Alive; for pre-registration call Harold B...
Friday area prep basketball scores
December 12th, 2003
All Times MST
Boys
Fort Sumner 49, Grady 42
Capital City Invitational
At Santa Fe
Consolation semifinals
Taos 57, Pojoaque 51
Pueblo South 69, St. Michael’s 33
Championship semifin...
Thursday area prep summaries
December 12th, 2003
Prep summaries
Thursday
Boys
Capital City Invitational
First round
Clovis 60, St. Michael’s 33
Clovis (7-0) — Bud Willis 9 0-0 18, Tizrick Phillips 0 0-0 0, Zac Watters 3 2-2 8, Jacob Jones...
ENMU basketball capsule
December 12th, 2003
Men
Eastern New Mexico (4-3) vs. Incarnate Word (6-1)
When: 6:30 p.m. (MST) Saturday
Where: O’Connor High School, San Antonio
Radio: none
Notes: Saturday’s game will be...
Routine win puts Cats into semifinals
December 11th, 2003
SANTA FE — Maybe it’s high expectations that left Clovis coach J.D. Isler disappointed after a 27-point win. Or maybe it’s just part of being a coach, he said.
“I was hoping we’d play a lit...
Clovis girls survive opener
December 11th, 2003
RIO RANCHO — The city of Clovis isn’t dramatically different in elevation than Rio Rancho. But altitude seemed to be a major factor on Thursday.
Clovis (6-0) stayed undefeated, but only after fen...
Domestic violence shelter renamed
December 11th, 2003
Clovis’ shelter for victims of domestic violence will be renamed the Hartley House, after Mary Carol Hartley, a community leader who died in October after a long, on-and-off bout with cancer.
Hartle...
Eye-opening books can be right Christmas gifts
December 11th, 2003
When the joy of Christmas starts turning to the desperation of trying to find the right gift, that is the time to turn to that old standby — books.
You don’t have to know someone’s measurements...
Letters to the Editor
December 11th, 2003
I was so sorry to read that Sabre, Clovis’ famed white tiger, has died.
I have been researching on the Internet and many zoo experts say that tigers live to a maximum of 26 years. Most in captivity...
Family of six turns to fund during bad year
December 11th, 2003
He pays his taxes, he works when there is work.
So Dan doesn’t hold a grudge or keep a chip on his shoulder when he thinks about what he won’t be able to afford for his wife Tara and their four ch...
Beware: Return of draft could be real possibility
December 11th, 2003
Given that next year is an election year, it is probably unlikely that a serious effort to reinstitute conscription — a military draft — will happen anytime soon. But a number of circumstances mak...
Public Record
December 11th, 2003
Compiled from court records from Dec. 4 through Dec. 10
Marriage Licenses
Glenn William Barleben, 18, of Melrose, and Melinda Sue Adams, 17, of Clovis.
Antonio Rios Jr., 28, and Christina Louise Truji...
Holiday season can reduce fire awareness
December 11th, 2003
The Christmas season brings with it presents, joy and time to spend with family. But it also brings with it distractions which add to fire dangers, fire officials say.
“There are so many distraction...
Adams, Thomas C.
December 11th, 2003
Thomas Adams
Services: No services are planned.
Mr. Thomas Claude Adams, 54, of Clovis, a retired welder, died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2003, at Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales.
He was born on March...
Calendar
December 11th, 2003
TODAY
Arthritis Education — 10 a.m. Plains Regional Medical Center, Healthplex. Details: 769-7356 or 769-7117.
First Baptist Single Adults Fellowship — Details: 762-7209.
Disabled American Vetera...
Birthdays
December 11th, 2003
The following people are celebrating their birthday today:
•Guadalupe Hernandez
•Lori Lockmiller
•Geneva Roberts
•Mark Woffard
Saturday:
•Sarah Mares
•Robert Nicholas
•Barbara Whitley
Bi...
Religion Calendar
December 11th, 2003
Today
Singles Living in Christ — 7 p.m., First Church of the Nazarene, 1800 N. Norris St., Clovis. Child care is provided. For information, call 763-3141 or 762-6639.
First Baptist Single Adults —...
Clovis ministers make meeting more formal
December 11th, 2003
After many years without an organized ministerial association, Clovis now has an organized fellowship with about two dozen pastors trying to work together for community improvement.
The Rev. Lance Cle...
United Way open house is today
December 11th, 2003
CNJ STAFF REPORT
The Clovis/Curry County United Way has completed the 2003 campaign drive and will hold an open house today to celebrate the results.
The event, to be held from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at...
Police Blotter
December 11th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police responded shortly before 11 p.m. Friday to an aggravated assault on the 700 block of Dawn Loop...
Musical drama returns to First Assembly
December 11th, 2003
First Assembly of God in Clovis is bringing back a tradition this year. For many years the church sponsored holiday drama presentations, and this year will be resuming that practice with a free musica...
Christ must also be born in your heart
December 11th, 2003
One way we mark the milestones in our lives is, as the Christmas season approaches, to think back over the events of the preceding year. Each Christmas reminds us of the changes in our lives over the...
The teddy bear dream part two
December 11th, 2003
amos the churchmouse:
a view from under the pew
Editor’s note: Last week, Amos dreamed about three small teddy bears in a barn, one with a scar across his heart, one with wrinkles and a lot of we...
Farwell feels at home in title game
December 10th, 2003
If form holds, the Farwell Steers are likely to be playing in Saturday’s boys championship game of the Farwell Invitational for the fourth time in coach Kirk Saul’s five years at the school.
Farw...
Exotic animal ordinance pastured
December 10th, 2003
City Planning and Zoning Commissioners indefinitely tabled a proposed ordinance governing the keeping of exotic animals Wednesday after hearing from several Clovis residents who opposed the ordinance....
Program focuses on Latino education
December 10th, 2003
Local school officials expressed interest in bringing a program to Clovis that has been shown to improve education for Hispanics.
Ladona Clayton, assistant superintendent of instruction for the Clovis...
Empty Stocking Fund may fulfill two-gift wish
December 10th, 2003
Shelly isn’t looking to have everything for her 5-year-old daughter this Christmas. It’s not a stocking full of goodies or a tree that appears to have a gift-wrapped box foundation that the single...
Prep News & Notes
December 10th, 2003
MULESHOE IS OFF TO its best start in three years and Landon Sheets is a big reason.
The 5-foot, 11-inch senior poured in a career-high 35 points in Tuesday’s blowout win at Seagraves, includ...
12/11
December 10th, 2003
BPO DOES — 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Lodge, 218 Sycamore. Last regular meeting of the year. Details: 389-5522.
High Plains Breast Feeding Alliance — 6:30 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church in Clo...
Area veterans meet need for new memorial
December 10th, 2003
T he Clovis Joint Veterans Council announced last week it plans to build a monument to Curry County veterans who have been killed in war.
This is great news.
Curry County has a prominent war memorial:...
Fun news from missing Kid to kissing kids
December 10th, 2003
This has been a fun year in the news business, both in New Mexico and beyond our borders.
Our state, not without her pressing problems, has spent an inordinate amount of time wondering where Billy the...
Evidence shows Constitution mistreated
December 10th, 2003
I’d like to enlist the services of my fellow Americans with a bit of detective work. Let’s start off with hard evidence.
The Federalist Papers were a set of documents written by John Jay, Alexand...
Student Profiles 12/11
December 10th, 2003
Sierra Ellis, the daughter of Kim and Ray Ellis, is in the fifth grade at Barry Elementary School.
What’s your idea of a perfect day? My idea of a perfect day is being able to hang out with...
Brown, Geo W.
December 10th, 2003
Geo W. Brown
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Geo W. Brown, 83, of Clovis died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2003, at the Retirement Ranch in Clovis.
He was born on Aug. 24, 1920, in Bonham, Texas, to Jewel and Agnes...
Alvarado, Samuel B.
December 10th, 2003
SAMUEL ALVARADO
Service: Have been held.
Samuel B. Alvarado, 61, died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2003, in Farwell.
He was born on March 14, 1942, in Durango, Mexico.
He married Angela Rodriguez on March 22, 1...
Arvizu, Hilda
December 10th, 2003
HILDA ARVIZU
Services: Have been held.
Hilda Arvizu, 90, of Roswell, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2003.
She was born on Sept. 1, 1913, in Azusa, Calif., to Pedro and Ramona Romero.
She married Ruben Arviz...
Holloway, Jesse L.
December 10th, 2003
JESSE HOLLOWAY
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Jesse L. Holloway, 62, of Las Cruces, died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2003, at Las Cruces
He was born on Aug. 20, 1942, in Lockney, Texas, to Bill and Vera Hollowa...
Purcell, Jeanetta Kerry
December 10th, 2003
JEANETTA KERRY PURCELL
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Jeanetta Kerry Purcell, 80, of Portales, died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2003, at her home.
She was born on April 23, 1923, in Olustee, Jackson County, Ok...
Mullins, Ollie M.
December 10th, 2003
OLLIE MULLINS
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Ollie Mennell Mullins, 67, of Clovis, an auctioneer, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born on Nov. 17, 1936...
Urioste, Joe
December 10th, 2003
Joe Ubaldo Urioste, 68, of Clovis, died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2003, at University Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born June 30, 1935, at Lawton, Okla., to Anastacio and Rita Encinias Urioste. He was th...
Edwards, Orville
December 10th, 2003
ORVILLE 'JODY' EDWARDS
Services: Have been held.
Orville “Jody” Edwards, 86, of Clovis, died Friday, Nov. 21, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center.
He was born on May 24, 1917, in Colorado City...
Dodson, Raymond
December 10th, 2003
RAYMOND DODSON
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Raymond Dodson, 91, of Portales, died Friday, Nov. 21, 2003, at his home.
He was born on May 27, 1912, in Dickens, Dickens County, Texas.
He grew up in Dic...
Bridges, Cleta F.
December 10th, 2003
CLETA BRIDGES
Services: Have been held.
Cleta Fay Bridges, 64, of Clovis, died Friday, Nov. 21, 2003, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
She was born on Jan. 20, 1939, in Bochita, Okla., to Elmer...
Hatch, Gary
December 10th, 2003
GARY HATCH
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Gary Hatch, 54, of Portales, died Friday, Nov. 21, 2003, near Roswell.
He was born on Jan. 11, 1949, in Portales, to Frantelle and Gordon Hatch.
He grew up in...
Wagley, Jeffery Scott
December 10th, 2003
SCOTT WAGLEY
Services: Have been held.
Jeffery Scott Wagley, 41, of Melrose, a farmer/rancher, died Nov. 18, 2003, at his home.
He was born on Sept. 26, 1962, in Clovis to C.C. and Lyneva Bryan Wagley...
Pearson, Velma
December 10th, 2003
VELMA PEARSON
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Velma Pearson, 92, of Elida, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2003, at Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales.
She was born on Dec. 2, 1910, in Stephenville,...
Brooks, Nola
December 10th, 2003
NOLA 'DEAN' BROOKS
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Nola “Dean” Brooks, 76, of Portales, died Friday, Nov. 21, 2003, at her home.
She was born on April 27, 1927, in Etowah County, Ala., to Mary and...
Fite, Edward Jr.
December 10th, 2003
Edward “Ed” Wylie Fite Jr., 80, of Clovis, owner of the Book Exchange, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2003, in Clovis.
He was born on Dec. 13, 1922, in Grimshaw, Texas, to Ed Sr. and Myrtle Lee Fite.
He w...
Williams, Jessie
December 10th, 2003
JESSIE WILLIAMS
Services: Have been held.
Jessie Bell Williams, 79, of Clovis, a preschool teacher, died Sunday, Nov. 16, 2003, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
She was born April 12, 1924, in G...
Copeland, Mary Alice
December 10th, 2003
MARY ALICE COPELAND
Services: Have been held.
Mary Alice Copeland, 92, of Clovis, a homemaker, died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2003, at her home.
She was born on Sept. 10, 1911, in Abilene, Texas, to John Ern...
Fryar, Mary Ruth
December 10th, 2003
Fryar, Mary Ruth
Services: Have been held.
Mary Ruth Fryar, 88, of Roswell, died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2003, at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell.
She was born on Sept. 8, 1915, in Erath Count...
Netzel, Ada J.
December 10th, 2003
Netzel, Ada J.
Services: Have been held.
Ada J. Netzel, 81, of Albuquerque, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003, at Albuquerque Manor.
She was born May 21, 1922.
Mrs. Netzel lived in Clovis from 1946 until...
Perone, Aaron C.
December 10th, 2003
AARON C. PERONE
Services: Have been held.
Aaron C. Perone, 29, died Saturday, Nov. 8, 2003, in a Lubbock hospital.
Mr. Perone was born May 21, 1974, at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota.
He s...
Heckaman, Chester L.
December 10th, 2003
CHESTER L. HECKAMAN
Services: Have been held.
Chester L. “Marty” Heckaman, 69, a business owner from Clovis, died Monday, Nov. 10, 2003, at University Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born July 1...
Talley, Edna Jeannine
December 10th, 2003
Talley, Edna Jeannine
Services: Have been held.
Edna Jeannine Talley, 75, of Clovis died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2003, at her home in Clovis. She was born Oct. 8, 1928, in Pomery, Ohio, to Pearl and Bertha Pa...
Salaz, Juan B.
December 10th, 2003
Salaz, Juan B.
Services: Have been held.
Juan B. Salaz, 84, of Portales, died Friday, Nov. 7, 2003, at the Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales.
He was born June 6, 1919, in Corazon to Margari...
Higgins, Mary Louise
December 10th, 2003
Higgins, Mary Louise
Services: Have been held.
Mary Louise Higgins, Ph.D., 79, of Roanoke, Texas, died Friday, Nov. 7, 2003, at Medical Center of Plano in Plano, Texas.
She was born on July 12, 1924,...
Ormon, Rex
December 10th, 2003
Ormon, Rex
Services: Have been held.
Rex Ormon, 74, of Clovis, died Friday, Nov. 7, 2003, at his home in Clovis.
He was born Dec. 26, 1928, in Lockney, Texas, to Thomas and Arva McCree Ormon.
He marri...
Wilson, Ruby Joyce Bell
December 10th, 2003
Ruby Joyce Bell Wilson
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Ruby Joyce Bell Wilson, 76, of Portales, died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003, at her home.
She was born on May 6, 1927, in Santa Anna, Texas, to Cora Lee...
Kroczek, Kathryn M. Nadock
December 10th, 2003
Kathryn M. Kroczek
Services: Have been held.
Kathryn M. Nadock Kroczek, 71, of Willowick, Ohio, died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2003, at Lake West Hospital in Willoughby, Ohio.
She was born on April 29, 1932,...
Forbes, Dr. Harvey
December 10th, 2003
Dr. Harvey Forbes
Services: Have been held
Dr. Harvey Forbes, 84, of Wheat Ridge, Colo., died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003.
He was born on Nov. 23, 1918, in Antonito, Colo., to William Wallace and Edna Ruth...
Rush, Shawna
December 10th, 2003
SHAWNA RUSH
Services: Have been held.
Shawna Lyn Rush, 28, of Loveland, Colo., died Monday, Nov. 3, 2003, at McKee Medical Center in Loveland.
She was born on May 28, 1975, in Portales, to Roy and Joh...
Naylor, David
December 10th, 2003
DAVID NAYLOR
Services: Have been held.
David Eugene Naylor, 48, of Wheatridge, Colo., formerly of Portales, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2003, at his home.
He was born on June 14, 1956, in Amarillo, to D...
Musick, James
December 10th, 2003
JAMES MUSICK
Services: Have been held.
James Michael “Mike” Musick, 53, of Clovis, died Thursday, Oct. 30, 2003, at City of Hope Hospital in California.
He was born on Dec. 5, 1949, in Kentucky.
...
Chitwood, John
December 10th, 2003
John W. Chitwood, 89, of Carlsbad, N.M., died Monday, Nov. 3, 2003, at his home.
He was born on Aug. 1, 1914, in Bellview.
He attended school in Ruth. He married Joyce Neely on July 6, 1933. In the 19...
Taylor, Boyd
December 10th, 2003
Boyd Taylor
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Boyd Taylor, 83, of Clovis, died Thursday, Oct. 30, 2003, at Laurel Plains Nursing Center in Clovis.
He was born on May 21, 1920, in Dawson County, Texas, to...
Smith, Clarence
December 10th, 2003
Clarence John "Smitty" Smith, 91, of Clovis, a retired clerk for the Santa Fe Railroad, died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2003, at Retirement Ranch in Clovis.
He was born on July 7, 1912, in Lexington Township,...
Lovelace, John
December 10th, 2003
John David Lovelace, 82, of Farwell, a farmer, died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born on Dec. 8, 1920, in Farwell, to Tom and Willie Chastain Lovelace.
H...
Tuesday's prep summaries
December 9th, 2003
Girls
Clovis 57, Levelland 34
Levelland (7-4) — Babs Paxton 0 0-0 0, Susan Brashear 0 0-0 0, Lyndsie Myatt 0 2-2 2, Deborah Hughes 3 0-0 6, Nicole Jones 0 0-0 0, Erin Methvin 3 0-0 6,...
Walker makes 5A all-state volleyball team
December 9th, 2003
Clovis senior middle hitter Monique Walker was selected to the Class 5A all-state volleyball team.
Two other Lady Wildcats were honored in the vote by Class 5A coaches. Senior outside Jessica Hohn ea...
Computer geeks, changing criteria make BCS mess
December 9th, 2003
There are at least two ways of looking at the controversy surrounding the Bowl Championship Series (a bit of a misnomer in that only one game matters) and its computer-driven decision to rank the Univ...
Remnants of Santa Fe project remain
December 9th, 2003
Editor’s note: This is the conclusion of a two-part series on the Santa Fe Heights housing project that began in Clovis in the 1940s. Part one was published Dec. 3.
“My brother and I,” said Cam...
Coroner's ruling splashes gas on fire
December 9th, 2003
The coroner says he called it homicide only because he had no choice.
Under Ohio law, he explained, his only other options were to categorize the death as accidental, natural or suicide. None of those...
Operation Santa Claus delights kids, cops
December 9th, 2003
Uniformed police officers knocking on Curry County doors around Christmas won’t always be serving warrants, investigating crimes, or otherwise making life difficult for lawbreakers.
For 23 years, th...
Single mom's Christmas burden may be lightened by fund
December 9th, 2003
Danielle first moved to Eastern New Mexico 11 years ago. Three years later, she gave birth to her son Scott.
Times were never that good for Danielle and Scott (not their real names) as the pair lived...
12/10
December 9th, 2003
TODAY
Amateur Radio Club — 7 p.m., Clovis Community College, Building 206. Details: 742-2415.
Batterer’s Intervention (Men) — 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence. 900 Main...
Police Blotter 1210
December 9th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police noticed a Buick LTD headed southbound on Hull Street from Fifth Street crossing the center lin...
Allen, Bernice
December 9th, 2003
Bernice Allen
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Bernice Allen, 88, of Portales died Monday, Dec. 8, 2003, at Retirement Ranch in Clovis.
She was born on March 17, 1915, in Comanche, Texas, to Ellen and...
Noack, Elbert
December 9th, 2003
ELBERT NOACK
Services: A private graveside service will be held.
Elbert Fred Noack, 76, of Clovis died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2003, in Clovis.
He was born Nov. 13, 1927, in Farwell to Carl Traugot and Sel...
Clovis' cold spell brings sleet shower
December 8th, 2003
As sleet bore down on Clovis late Monday evening, Curry County Emergency Management Director Ken De Los Santos said he wants people to be prepared and ready for winter weather conditions.
De Los Santo...
Couple wish for love and gifts for family
December 8th, 2003
A few generations ago, the children of Cammie and Jesse might be trading in their school books for work tools. But sacrificing the children’s education, in the long run, will not produce the best re...
12/9
December 8th, 2003
TODAY
Birthrite of Clovis — 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Free pregnancy tests. 214 West 4th Street. Details: 763-7444.
Clovis Low Vision/Blind Support Group Thanksgiving/Christmas Party — 11 a.m. Ba...
Prohibition failed; U.S. war on drugs on similar track
December 8th, 2003
Only America’s oldest citizens remember one of our nation’s great follies, alcohol Prohibition, which ended 70 years ago this month.
The Noble Experiment, as it was called, was supposed to produce...
Positive imaging is great Christmas gifts
December 8th, 2003
By Alvin Petty
Here is a great gift idea for Christmas: Give yourself permission to learn to practice positive imaging.
You already have the gift of positive imaging within you from the Creator. You...
Gay marriage has own set of problems
December 8th, 2003
If you are like most Americans, you know that gay marriage is coming and you don’t feel you have the power to stop it. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled (4 to 3) that the state’s exis...
Claborn, John Cecil "Jay"
December 8th, 2003
John Cecil "Jay" Claborn
Services: Have been held.
John Cecil “Jay” Claborn, 83, of Friona, died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2003, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born on July 16, 1920, in Post...
Business Digest 12/9
December 8th, 2003
Some state land open for tree cutting
Commissioner of Public Lands Patrick H. Lyons has announced he is opening state trust lands for the cutting of Christmas trees during the holiday season, a...
Local delis offer party trays for Christmas
December 8th, 2003
Those planning holiday parties or looking for a little taste of New Mexico to send to friends out of state have a lot to choose from among Clovis merchants.
Several area stores and restaurants offer a...
Hounds senior steps up offensive game
December 8th, 2003
Garland Coleman, last year’s Lone Star Conference South Division men’s defensive player of the year, has shown this season that he can also do it on the offensive end.
Coleman, a left-handed seni...
Memorial in works to honor area vets
December 7th, 2003
Area veterans organizations learned last week they have raised enough money in cash and pledges to begin work on a veteran’s monument outside the Clovis-Carver Public Library. The memorial will hon...
Family of five faces stark holiday without help
December 7th, 2003
Five kids in one local family may not know how bad things are these days.
But their mom Jennifer does.
And that’s why she is applying for help from the Empty Stocking Fund, which is conducted throug...
Police on lookout for alleged robber
December 7th, 2003
Clovis police are looking for a man accused of stealing $120 from Comfort Inn during a Friday evening armed robbery.
A man came into the Comfort Inn shortly before 6:30 p.m., pointed a revolver at the...
Police Blotter 12/8
December 7th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
About 4:40 p.m. on Nov. 30, police responded to criminal damage at the 1200 block of Chama. Officers...
12/8
December 7th, 2003
TODAY
Pilot Club Meeting — 5:45 p.m. Board meeting and 6:30 p.m. Business meeting. Sundance Steak House. Details: 769-1363.
Curry County “42” League — 7 p.m. Details: 389-5425 or 762-2594.
Bat...
Johnson, Ruby Faye
December 7th, 2003
Ruby Faye Johnson
Services: Have been held.
Ruby Faye Johnson, 88, of Clovis, died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2003, at Laurel Ridge Healthcare in Clovis.
She was born on Feb. 25, 1915, in Purdy, Okla., to Swee...
Iraq occupation not worth lives with no clear goal
December 7th, 2003
The news from last weekend that American soldiers killed 46 guerrilla fighters (the exact number is disputed) during several attacks in Samarra, a small town near Saddam Hussein’s home town of Tikri...
Clovis stories touch people near and far
December 7th, 2003
Our newspaper receives numerous letters to the editor from far-away places that we never publish. We don’t have a specific policy against publishing such letters, but we could fill the Opinion page...
Underacheiver tree saved by wife's a-peel
December 7th, 2003
On the north side of our house, a scant five feet from our living room, stands a scraggly apple tree planted about the same time as the battle at Appomattox by a fun-loving previous owner. Each spring...
Recruiters gain ground despite war
December 7th, 2003
Military recruiting is weathering wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and an improving economy, with surprising strength, said Dr. Curtis Gilroy, the Defense Department’s director of recruiting policy.
Th...
Christmas means joy
December 7th, 2003
CHRISTMAS MEANS JOY
I love Christmas. Now why does that feel like a confession?
Yes, I know the holiday has been twisted. The business and commercialism can be oppressive. Yes, I know that sorrow,...
NFL capsules -- Week 14
December 7th, 2003
All times Mountain
Sunday
San Diego (2-10) at Detroit (4-8)
11 a.m., CBS
OPENING LINE - Lions by 3.
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Chargers 4-8. Lions 7-5.
SERIES RECORD - Chargers lead 4-3.
LAST MEETING...
Ramblin' Rick
December 7th, 2003
911? I think we have a problem
Listening to football and basketball games on the radio is the next best thing to being there.
It’s a roller-coaster ride of emotions as I listen to the games, unabl...
Lady Reds shade Zias with rally
December 7th, 2003
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Leslie Warner converted four 3-pointers, including one to give Northeastern State the lead for good with 4:19 left, and the Lady Reds held off Eastern New Mexico University 53-49...
Weekend area prep, college scores
December 7th, 2003
Friday
Basketball
Prep
Boys
Texico 59, Floyd 40
Melrose 73, House 39
Gene Messer Tournament
of Champions
Clovis 58, Abilene Cooper 50
Roadrunner Tournament
Jal 47, Fort Sumner 37
...
Suspected shoplifter corralled
December 6th, 2003
A half-dozen qick-thinking young employees from the unloading dock corralled a razor-wielding man with shopping carts late Thursday night at Wal-Mart, kept him from injuring customers, and finally for...
BNSF to provide 35 new jobs in Clovis
December 6th, 2003
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad has received a contract from the state Job Training Incentive Program Board for $350,000 to provide 35 new jobs at its Clovis railyard, said Theresa Varela, pro...
Luxuries not possible for this family’s holiday
December 6th, 2003
A Christmas tree with lights on and gifts underneath, a big dinner with turkey and dressing and pies for dessert — this is the picture of the holidays that Christine would like to paint for her fami...
Reason for the Season concert to feature music and ministry
December 6th, 2003
There’s many ways to praise God, and musicians will be doing it with jazz, gospel hip-hop and Mexican cumbias during the “Reason for the Season” concert.
The diverse night of Christian music wil...
Court Dispositions 12/7
December 6th, 2003
Here are recent dispositions recorded in Curry County District and Magistrate Courts:
David D. Patrick, 27, entered Alford plea (admitting sufficient evidence exists to convict while maintaining inno...
Cops and Courts
December 6th, 2003
A Muleshoe man accused in the Oct. 10 fatal shooting of his former wife, Rhonda Kitchens, and two men, Derwin Wyn Beauchamp and Vince Lee Simnacher, has entered a “not guilty” plea and been assign...
Bradberry, Houston
December 6th, 2003
Houston Bradberry
Services:Have been held.
Houston Bradberry, 65, of Portales died Friday, Dec. 5, 2003, at Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales.
He was born Sept. 18, 1938, in Arp, Texas, to Elfred...
12/7
December 6th, 2003
TODAY
AARP/55 ALIVE Driver Safety Program — Clovis Community College, Room 185, preregistration is necessary. Cost is $10 per person made payable to AARP/55 Alive; for pre-registration call Suejan J...
Police Blotter 12/7
December 6th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police noticed about 1:30 a.m. Nov. 29 that a white Chevy Silverado traveling west on 21st Street fai...
United Way gifts can help change lives in Clovis
December 6th, 2003
F rom July to October, 99 possible child abuse
incidents were reported to Oasis Child
Advocacy Center in Clovis, compared to 148 possible incidents the previous 12 months. If the trend continues,...
Pine trees saved a life one Christmas
December 6th, 2003
This will be Bertha Stevens’ 85th Christmas. My grandmother owes the last 39 of them to a pile of Christmas trees.
The event took place the day before Thanksgiving in 1964. My grandparents had plann...
Some readers would give organs for free
December 6th, 2003
A recent Project: Reader Reaction question asked about donating organs and whether participants would accept money for them. Some responses:
“When I die my family knows to donate whatever I have to...
It's a time to give
December 6th, 2003
CNJ STAFF REPORTS
Organizations in Clovis and Portales will deliver Emergency Food Assistance Program commodities at various locations this week, Nancy Taylor, executive director of Life Saver Food Ba...
Lady Cats cruise past Moriarty
December 6th, 2003
The Clovis High Lady Wildcats never gave Moriarty a chance Friday night.
Playing suffocating defense, especially early, the Lady Cats roared to a 40-20 halftime lead and cruised to a 60-41 victory ov...
Clovis wins 'ugly'
December 5th, 2003
CANYON – Whether it was Tizrick Phillips or John Props off the bench or leading scorer Justin Pinckney getting untracked in the third quarter, Clovis put together enough offensive spurts to hold off...
Take a virtual tour of England — it’s worth your time
December 5th, 2003
I’ve just returned from yet another trip to Great Britain — virtually that is. At the request of my friend Jason, who works for British Tours Ltd. — I re-visited their Web site at
www.britishtou...
Welcome: The list of doomed toys
December 5th, 2003
Things we’d like to see for the holidays {Inspired by the list of unsafe toys}:
° Handsprings Elmo — This one doesn’t do the Hokey Pokey or Tickle Me.
He does handsprings into the nearest was...
Weddings 12/7
December 5th, 2003
Fatula
April Dawn Mouser and Aleksander Kenneth Fatula were joined in marriage on Aug. 9, 2003, at Sunshine Mountain Inn in Allenspark, Colo.
The father of the groom officiated the ceremony.
The bride...
Engagements 12/7
December 5th, 2003
Selman-Reed
Jim and Janet Selman of Wichita Falls, Texas, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Jamie Selman of Wichita Falls, to Jay Reed of Clovis, son of Bill and Pam...
Artist of the Month
December 5th, 2003
Pintores Art League’s featured Artist of the Month for December is Lois Snyder.
Having grown up on a farm in Curry County, I have lived in the Clovis area my entire life.
My appreciation of art sta...
School Menus for Week of 12/7
December 5th, 2003
Clovis
Elementary
Monday: Breakfast — Peanut butter and jelly sandwich, juice, milk. Lunch — Burrito, salsa, corn, lettuce, pears, milk.
Tuesday: Breakfast — Gogurt and toast, juice, milk. Lunch...
Senior Menu 12/7
December 5th, 2003
La Casa De Buena Salud
1120 Cameo
Monday: 9:30 a.m. — Blood pressure checks; 10 a.m. — HIBAC.
Tuesday: 9 a.m. — Board of directors meeting; 11 a.m. — General senior meeting; noon — Refreshm...
Sex-crime defendant accepts plea agreement
December 5th, 2003
A 21-year-old accused of sexual assault reported to the Curry County Adult Detention Center Thursday evening for 60 days of sexual offender diagnostic testing.
John Jacobs faces up to 18 months in sta...
Disabled parents need some holiday help
December 5th, 2003
Sylvia had grown used to supporting her husband Charles ever since the time his health situation deteriorated to the point where he couldn’t work any more.
That was 15 years ago.
Even when Sylvia ga...
Balanced Zias snap losing skid
December 5th, 2003
EDMOND, Okla. — Junior post Loren Scarlett’s 3-pointer put Eastern New Mexico University ahead for good early in the second half and the Zias went on to beat Central Oklahoma 69-54 Thursday night...
Pinckney's late basket lifts ENMU
December 5th, 2003
EDMOND, Okla. — Clovis junior Irshaun Pinckney hit a 10-foot jump shot from the left baseline with 15 seconds left and Eastern New Mexico University overcame a late nine-point deficit to edge Centra...
Police Blotter 12/5
December 4th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Two vehicles sustained moderate damage and one driver was transported to Plains Regional Medical Cent...
Drive will help dispatcher's son
December 4th, 2003
At 4 years old, Jordan Perry, the son of Curry County Sheriff’s Department dispatcher Shannon Perry, has rhabdomyosarcoma, a form of cancer.
To recover, Jordan needs 43 weeks of chemotherapy at the...
Crawford, Alfred
December 4th, 2003
Alfred Crawford
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Alfred Crawford, 93, of Portales died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born on July 21, 1910, in Peacock, Texas...
Tariff did more harm than good to U.S. trade
December 4th, 2003
We can appreciate a president who is big enough to admit when he’s made a mistake. It’s even more gratifying when such conversions come in reference to some matter of high principle or personal co...
Christmas overcomes Scroogey feelings
December 4th, 2003
I was feeling a little Scroogey just before Thanksgiving and had an if-I-can-only-get-through-the-holidays attitude.
But the day after Thanksgiving, I got a burst of energy and decided to put up the C...
No real reason to prohibit organ sales
December 4th, 2003
It was gratifying news when fans around the country volunteered to donate their kidneys to basketball star Alonzo Mourning, who would otherwise have to cut short his career because of life-threatening...
12/5
December 4th, 2003
TODAY
Friends of the Library book sale — 10 a.m. Clovis Carver Public Library.
Disabled American Veterans #6 bingo — 7 p.m. 220 West 4th Street, Clovis. Details: 762-5335.
AA — 7 p.m. Closed dis...
the teddy bear dream
December 4th, 2003
Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, unable to use the keyboard shift keys and unschooled in the art of punctuation.
boss a strange dream
overtook me last night
i still don t know what
to make of...
Religion Briefs 12/5
December 4th, 2003
Church gives fund
a Christmas boost
Operation Christmas Child, a program that collects gifts for distribution to poor children worldwide, reported a 17 percent increase in collections at its Lubbock...
Religion Calendar 12/5
December 4th, 2003
Today
Singles Living in Christ — 7 p.m., First Church of the Nazarene, 1800 N. Norris St., Clovis. Child care is provided. For information, call 763-3141 or 762-6639.
The Continentals XP3 contempora...
Rattled Cats regroup at halftime
December 4th, 2003
CANYON — Clovis passed its first real test of the season, surviving a second-quarter meltdown to beat El Paso Parkland 75-63 on Thursday in the first round of the Gene Messer Tournament of Champions...
Cannon editor court martialled
December 4th, 2003
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — The editor of the Cannon Air Force Base newspaper will spend nine months in military prison, be demoted to the lowest enlisted rank, and receive a bad conduct discharge follo...
Committee in town to save military bases
December 4th, 2003
A special committee of business and government leaders appointed to help keep New Mexico’s military bases is coming to Clovis today.
The group’s chair, Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, said she’s optimis...
Disabled parents don't want to be a burden
December 4th, 2003
Beth and Wayne know life isn’t likely to get easier for them.
But even considering the difficulty of paying bills and feeding themselves, maybe the toughest thing for the couple is the thought that...
Ute project gets cash from U.S. government
December 4th, 2003
A bill signed Monday by President George W. Bush includes $175,000 for the Ute Reservoir Pipeline project, said Chris Gallegos, press representative for Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M.
The Energy and Water...
City commission may authorize sale of hospital
December 4th, 2003
The Clovis City Commission will consider introducing an ordinance authorizing the sale of the Memorial Service Center (Old Hospital) to Matt. 25 Inc. for $1 at its Thursday meeting.
The commission wil...
Police Blotter 12/4
December 4th, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Clovis police responded to the 1500 block of Ross about 9 p.m. Nov. 25 where a resident reported that...
12/4
December 3rd, 2003
TODAY
Pintores Art League Inc. — 6:30 p.m. at the Main Artery, 509 Main. Bronzing demonstration. Details: 742-3112.
Strength Sisters — 7 p.m. First Methodist Church. Cancer support group for women...
More planning needed for future military actions
December 3rd, 2003
President Bush’s surprise visit to Baghdad on Thanksgiving no doubt boosted morale in the 1st Armored Division and the 82nd Airborne, and perhaps throughout Iraq — as well as in the White House it...
Oil and gas provisions yes ... Hooters no
December 3rd, 2003
New Mexico writers come to realize they don’t want to mess with Pete Domenici. The Republican Senator of three decades is revered by folks all across I-40, up and down I-25, along the byways of 285....
Disagreement is fine, if we think straight
December 3rd, 2003
A fortnight ago, I wrote a column that generated considerable reader response, some of it angry and nasty. The gist of the column was that the liberty-oriented solution to the smoking controversy was...
Education Calendar 12/4
December 3rd, 2003
Dec. 4 — New Mexico All-State Band Auditions - ENMU, Portales.
Dec. 4 — Highland Winter Program - Highland Gym, 1:30 and 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 4 — Lockwood Christmas Program - Marshall Auditorium, 7 p....
Student Profiles 12/4
December 3rd, 2003
Stephanie H. Bradshaw, 17, is the daughter of Raymond and Anna Bradshaw and is a senior at Clovis High School.
What is your idea of a perfect day? Waking up to fresh snow on the slopes, snowboarding...
Garcia, Moises Christian
December 3rd, 2003
Moises Christian Garcia
Services: Have been held.
Moises Christian Garcia, 49, of Clovis died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2003, in Brunswick, Ga.
He was born May 14, 1954, in Clovis to Jose Angel and Rebecca Ar...
Eastern facing rugged road tests
December 3rd, 2003
Record wise, Central Oklahoma and Northeastern State men’s basketball teams aren’t the imposing foes they were last season.
Still, Eastern New Mexico University men’s coach Shawn Scanlan is mor...
Simms, Helen M.
December 3rd, 2003
Helen M. Simms
Services: Have been held.
Helen M. Simms, 89, of Clovis, New Mexico died Friday, Oct. 31, 2003.
Helen was born June 10, 1914 in Marlow, Okla., to R. A. and Effie Mitchell. They moved t...
Marino, Tommy
December 3rd, 2003
Tommy Marino
Services: Have been held.
Tommie Marino, 72, of Clovis, died Oct. 31, 2003, at her home in Clovis.
She was born March 7, 1931, in Gill, Colo., to Jose and Della Lopez Gallegos. She was a...
Kisella, Billie
December 3rd, 2003
Billie Kisella
Services: Have been held
Billie Kisella, 77, of Monroe, Wash., formerly of Clovis, died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2003, in Monroe, Wash.
She was born on Sept. 23, 1926, to Torrence and Vada Re...
Jameson, Dewey
December 3rd, 2003
Dewey Preston Jameson, 96, a longtime resident of Clovis, died on Oct. 30, 2003 at the Good Samaritan Retirement Village in Las Cruces.
Jameson was born July 9, 1907, near Durant, Okla. He was married...
Bibbs, Kandiladia M.
December 3rd, 2003
KANDILADIA BIBBS
Services: Have been held.
Kandiladia Moeneek Bibbs, infant, of Clovis, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on Oct. 22, 2003, in Cl...
Armijo, Antonia D.
December 3rd, 2003
ANTONIA ARMIJO
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Antonia D. Armijo, 98, of Portales, died Thursday, Oct. 30, 2003, at Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales.
She was born on April 12, 1905, in Villanueva...
Flores, Cruz
December 3rd, 2003
Cruz Flores
Services: Have been held.
Cruz Flores, 66, of Clovis, died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on June 15, 1937, in Namiquipa, Chihuahua, Mexi...
Hall, Adonis Lloyd "Cotton"
December 3rd, 2003
Adonis Lloyd “Cotton” Hall
Services: Have been held.
Adonis Lloyd “Cotton” Hall, 68, of Childress, Texas, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2003, in Childress, Texas.
He was born on Aug. 22, 1935, in Chil...
Betts, Kathleen
December 3rd, 2003
KATHLEEN BETTS
Services: Have been held.
Kathleen Betts, 69, of Portales, died Friday, Oct. 24, 2003, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
She was born on Sept. 7, 1934, in Birmingham, Ala., to Miss...
Gonzales, Martin
December 3rd, 2003
MARTIN GONZALES
Services: Have been held.
Martin B. Gonzales, 50, of Moses Lake, Wash., died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003.
He was born on May 28, 1953, in Clovis, to Benito and Isabel Gonzales.
He grew up i...
Coonfield, Ola Mae
December 3rd, 2003
OLA COONFIELD
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Ola Mae Coonfield, 90, of Clovis, a retired retail sales manager, died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003, in Clovis.
She was born on Feb. 19, 1913, in Fluvana, Texas...
Kos, Winnie Mae
December 3rd, 2003
Winnie Mae Kos
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Winnie Mae Kos, of Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly of Portales, died Saturday, Oct. 25, 2003.
She was born on April 15, 1916, in Elida.
She was orphaned as an...
Craig, Michael Irving
December 3rd, 2003
Michael Irving Craig
Services: Have been held.
Michael Irving Craig, 49, of Clovis, died Sunday, Oct. 26, 2003, at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque.
He was born on Sept. 27, 1954, in Houston, Texa...
Ciancio, Ralph F.
December 3rd, 2003
Ralph Ciancio
Services: Have been held.
Ralph F. Ciancio, 78, of Clovis, died Saturady, Oct. 25, 2003, at his home.
He was born on Aug. 14, 1925, in Alder, Colo., to Anthony and Agatha Perri Ciancio.
...
Hungate, Martha
December 3rd, 2003
Martha "Ileen" Purselley Hungate, 83, of Westminster, Calif., formerly of Clovis, a homemaker, died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2003, at Orange Grove Rehabilitation Hospital in Garden Grove, Calif.
She was born...
Bryan, Marcos Jr.
December 3rd, 2003
MARCOS BRYAN JR.
Services: Have been held.
Marcos Bryan Jr., infant, of Bovina, died Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, at his home.
He was born on July 25, 2003, in Clovis, to Marcos Bryan and Veronica DeLaRos...
Schlenker, J.R. "Chick"
December 3rd, 2003
J.R. “Chick” Schlenker
Services: Have been held.
Mr. J.R. “Chick” Schlenker, 94, of Portales, died Monday, Oct. 20, 2003, at Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales.
He was born on Oct. 2...
Patterson, Ramona
December 3rd, 2003
Ramona Patterson
Services: Have been held.
Ramona L. Patterson, 76, of Fort Sumner, died Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on March 10, 1927, in Fort S...
Pena, Carlos
December 3rd, 2003
Carlos Pena
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Carlos Pena, 94, of Portales, died Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born on March 9, 1909, in Pedernal, to Apoloni...
Walls, Lola
December 3rd, 2003
Lola Fern Walls, 81, of Clovis, died Friday, Oct. 17, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on Feb. 19, 1922, in Clovis, to Wilburn and Eula Mae Mickey Faris.
She married Ken...
Stalcup, Walter Thomas
December 3rd, 2003
Walter Thomas Stalcup
Services: Have been held.
Walter Thomas “Tommy” Stalcup, 79, of Carlsbad, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003, at Carlsbad Medical Center.
He was born on Dec. 14, 192...
Owen, Jessie Mae
December 3rd, 2003
Jessie Mae Owen
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Jessie Mae (Belcher) Owen, 92, of Portales, died early Saturday morning, Oct. 18, 2003, at Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales.
She was born on...
Hare, Floyd
December 3rd, 2003
Floyd Hare
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Floyd Hare, 82, of Wylie, Texas, died Thursday evening, Oct. 16, 2003, at Hospice House in Odessa, Texas.
He was born on June 28, 1921, in Throckmorton...
Burkel, Marjorie
December 3rd, 2003
Marjorie Burkel
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Marjorie Burkel, 83, of Portales, died Thursday morning, Oct. 16, 2003, at Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales.
She was born on May 30, 1920,...
Simpson, Evelyn
December 3rd, 2003
Evelyn Simpson
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Evelyn “Dinger” Simpson, 85, of the Bethel area, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003, at the home of her daughter in Jal.
She was born on Jan. 19, 1918, in P...
Hartley, Mary Carol
December 3rd, 2003
Mary Carol Hartley
Services: Have been held.
Mary Carol Hartley, 62, of Clovis, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003, at her home.
She was born on Feb. 6, 1941, in Waco, Texas, to Laddie Earl and Mary Elizabe...
Gleaton, Joy
December 3rd, 2003
Joy Ann Gleaton, 74, of Clovis, a homemaker, died Friday, Oct. 3, 2003, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
She was born on Sept. 13, 1929, in Fort Sumner, to Albert J. and Frona Conwell Foor.
She...
Campbell, Ned
December 3rd, 2003
Ned Campbell
Services: Have been held.
Ned Eugene Campbell, 85, of Clovis, died Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2003, at Retirement Ranch.
He was born on Nov. 17, 1917, in Clovis.
He was a farmer and a painter for...
Stricklin, Sybil
December 3rd, 2003
Sybil Stricklin
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Sybil J. Stricklin, 69, of Albuquerque, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2003, at her home.
She was born on Feb. 3, 1934, in Portales, to Newman and Fay Carter.
S...
Resseguie, Daniel
December 3rd, 2003
Daniel Resseguie
Services: Have been held.
Daniel "Danny" Joshua Resseguie, 45, of Clovis, died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003.
He was born on June 22, 1958, in Modesto, Calif., to William Clyde and Alice Lesli...
Sutton, Dale
December 3rd, 2003
Dale Sutton
Services: Will be held at a later date.
Dale B. Sutton, 77, of Logan, died Thursday, Oct. 9, 2003, at his home.
He was born on Aug. 20, 1926, in Clovis, to Ralph and Iva Brocharo Sutton.
H...
McKnight, Annie
December 3rd, 2003
Annie May McKnight, 92, of Fort Sumner, died Friday, Oct. 10, 2003 at Retirement Ranch in Clovis.
She was born Nov. 3, 1910, in Wheatland, Quay County, territory of New Mexico, to Early Ray and Emma D...
Lopez, Alvino
December 3rd, 2003
Alvino Lopez
Services: Have been held.
Alvino Lopez Sr., 63, of Farwell, died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2003, in Friona, Texas.
He was born on Dec. 16, 1939, in Fort Quitman, Texas, to Nicholas Ruiz and Mari...
Morrison, Roger
December 3rd, 2003
ROGER MORRISON
Services: Have been held.
Roger Lee Morrison, 52, of Clovis, died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born on March 31, 1951, in Logan, W. Va., to...
Hill, James
December 3rd, 2003
JAMES HILL
Services: Have been held.
Mr. James L. “Jim” Hill, 72, of Portales, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003, at Covenant Lakeside Hospital in Lubbock.
He was born on Dec. 25, 1930, in Kerns, Texas...
Graham, Walter
December 3rd, 2003
WALTER GRAHAM
Services: Have been held.
Walter R. Graham, 71 of Fort Sumner, died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003, at Laurel Ridge Care Center in Clovis.
He was born on April 11, 1932, in Gregory, Ark., to Wa...
Thompson, Edith
December 3rd, 2003
EDITH THOMPSON
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Edith Wyatt Thompson, 92, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2003, at Crown of Texas Hospice in Amarillo.
She was born on May 2, 1911, in Roscoe, Texas, t...
Tapia, Salomon
December 3rd, 2003
SALOMON TAPIA
Services: Have been held.
Salomon A. Tapia, 77, of El Paso, Texas, died Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2003, in El Paso.
He was born on July 5, 1926, in La Masa de los Cobs, to Jose Isabel and Rufi...
Depperman, Carol
December 3rd, 2003
CAROL DEPPERMAN
Services: Have been held.
Carol Lavon Kemp Depperman, 68, of Clovis, died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2003, at her home.
She was born on Sept. 4, 1935, in Muleshoe to Walter A. and Grace Fish Kem...
Crownover, Helen
December 3rd, 2003
HELEN CROWNOVER
Services: Have been held.
Helen Joyce Crownover, 79, of Fort Sumner, died Monday, Oct. 7, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on July 20, 1924, in Fort Sumn...
County funds will go to city for cheese plant
December 3rd, 2003
Curry County Commissioners approved a request from the Clovis Industrial Development Corporation Tuesday to transfer $300,000 from the county’s environmental fund to the city of Clovis to help pay f...
Shooting spree suspects snagged
December 3rd, 2003
Clovis police say a Crime Stoppers tip gave them the information they needed to arrest seven suspects in connection with a string of window-shooting incidents that began Nov. 11.
Four suspects are juv...
Mom wants good holiday memories for her son
December 3rd, 2003
Most kids don’t remember their first Christmas.
Or do they?
After moving to the area from Texas eight months ago, Annie (not her real name) isn’t sure of the answer to that question. But if her ye...
Police Blotter 12/3
December 3rd, 2003
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
A city sanitation truck driver called police about 10:45 a.m. Nov. 25 to report that he had struck an...
Lasiter, Tim "Patch"
December 3rd, 2003
TIM LASITER
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Tim “Patch” Lasiter, 33, of Clovis, a water technician, died Nov. 30, 2003, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born on April 14, 1970, in Roswe...
12/3
December 3rd, 2003
WEDNESDAY
Joint Veterans Council — 7 p.m., regular meeting.
Batterer’s Intervention (Men) — 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence . 900 Main St. Details: 762-0050.
AARP/55 A...
Clovis blaze may be arson
December 3rd, 2003
The Clovis Fire Department and Curry County Sheriff’s Office suspect arson caused a Tuesday morning blaze near the corner of 21st and Sugarbeet on the northeast end of Clovis.
“The fire was suspic...
Patriot Act supporters make about-face
December 3rd, 2003
In 2001, a columnist for the conservative magazine National Review wanted to know why Democrats were shutting out top Justice Department officials from hearings dealing with the Patriot Act, and its i...
Clovis is no stranger to housing booms
December 3rd, 2003
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series. The story will conclude next Wednesday.
Clovis’ biggest boom in housing projects started during the middle of World War II. An acute housing...
Hey, computer illiterates, this is fun
December 3rd, 2003
It is spring.
I walk into my home office ready to work. My computer is not. It seems to have smoked crack overnight and will not function, despite repeated rebooting, several sharp slaps to the CPU an...
LCU's 3-point barrage dooms Hounds
December 2nd, 2003
LUBBOCK — Turns out three was a bad number for the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds.
The Lubbock Christian threesome of Brandon Jones, Mario Muzurovic and Eric Sheets combined for 12 3-pointers as the...
Friends say accident victims were 'careful'
December 1st, 2003
Members of the motorcycle club to which Timothy “Patch” Lasiter and Johnnie “Dutch” Vankleeck belonged said they couldn’t believe the two were killed in an early Sunday morning crash.
Both b...
Fund could help put out financial flames
December 1st, 2003
o Fire victims could face ‘very small’ Christmas.
By Eric Butler
CNJ CORRESPONDENT
The holiday season is a budget cruncher for most people, but especially for those with low-paying jobs.
For Laur...
12/2
December 1st, 2003
TUESDAY
Diabetes Support Group — 6 p.m. at Ernest Garcia Hall, 1521 West 13th Street. Details: 742-9109 or 769-0888.
Clovis Blind Support Group — 9:30 - 10:45 a.m., Clovis Senior Center (Baxter Ha...
U.S. should act as India/Pakistan mediator if asked
December 1st, 2003
India and Pakistan agreed early last week on the first truce in 14 years between their troops deployed along the disputed border between the two countries in the beautiful mountainous region of Kashmi...
Race issue in California is irrelevant
December 1st, 2003
I don’t know what goes through the mind of someone like California Senate leader John Burton when he makes the kind of charge he made the other day, namely that the effort to repeal the state law al...
Season reminds us of what we do have
December 1st, 2003
This is a season for counting one’s blessings. Here is my partial list:
> The world is rid of one of the most vile, depraved dictators in human history. His regime no longer tortures and rapes peop...
Turkey dog missing
December 1st, 2003
Has anybody seen George? He’s about 6 years old, weighs about 70 pounds and loves people.
George doesn’t speak the language. He grew up around Incirlik Air Force Base in Adana, Turkey.
He’s been...
Morris, Arthur C. "Art"
December 1st, 2003
Services: Have been held.
Arthur C. “Art” Morris, 83, of Clovis, died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2003, at Plains Regional Medical Center.
He was born on June 21, 1920, in Larkinsville, Ala., to Mabel and Ar...
Cycle crash kills 2
December 1st, 2003
Two motorcyclists died early Sunday after they collided with a tow truck hauling an 18-wheeler near the intersection of Norris Street and Mabry Drive.
Timothy Lasiter, 33, of Clovis, died at 5:30 a.m....
Fund helps make Christmas Day different from rest
December 1st, 2003
Barry may look like he enjoys food a little too much, and that there’s a regular supply coming his way.
But what appears to be a lack of self-control for Barry, who is overweight and unable to do mu...
Administration seen as tone deaf on some 'people' issues
December 1st, 2003
With President Bush signing the first-ever $400 billion defense bill, including another military pay raise and housing allowance increase, it would seem hard to argue that this administration has lost...
Roberts, Gladys
December 1st, 2003
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Gladys Roberts, 92, of Lubbock, died Saturday, Nov. 29, 2003, at her home.
She was born on June 5, 1911, in Duke, Okla., to Mr. and Mrs. Jake Jones
She lived her early...
12/1
December 1st, 2003
TODAY
Curry County Association of Educational Retirees -CCAER — 11:30 a.m. at Holiday Inn. Details: 762-3115.
Brain Injury Support Group — 7 p.m. at the Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th St. in Porta...
Republicans' buy-off strategy not the answer
December 1st, 2003
Perhaps the most significant trend as the current congressional session lumbers toward an end — a December session to pass an omnibus $820-billion spending bill is still in the offing — is the ext...
Cranes are filthy, flea-ridden and fun
December 1st, 2003
December never inspired enthusiasm around our house. We steadfastly refused to join Santa Claus in his annual extortion ploy, and we stopped having babies 40 years ago at the end of each year for inco...
Child's story touches East-Coast teacher
December 1st, 2003
From the editor’s mailbox:
> Valerie Young, a fourth-grade teacher in Philadelphia Public Schools, sent an e-mail after reading a story on our Web site about an area youngster who suffers from Moya...
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