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Tax hike going into effect Friday
June 29th, 2005
Today is the last day to purchase goods and services in the county before a gross receipts tax hike goes into effect Friday.
The tax increase — passed by the County Commission on Jan. 4 — was ch...
New Mexico gets funding to help job transitions
June 29th, 2005
The U.S. Department of Labor has decided to award the state $1 million in job transition funds since it could be affected by the Pentagon’s plans to close Cannon Air Force Base and transfer jobs fro...
School employees stepping into new roles
June 29th, 2005
Several employees of the Clovis school district will step into new and expanded roles under the direction of Superintendent Rhonda Seidenwurm, according to a Clovis Municipal Schools press release.
T...
Four-day school week approved in Tucumcari
June 29th, 2005
The Tucumcari schools board of education voted 4-1 Tuesday to approve a four-day school week. Beginning Aug. 22, students will attend classes four days a week.
Middle school and high school students...
6/30 Education Digest
June 29th, 2005
N.M. teachers getting paid more
New Mexico’s teachers are getting paid more, according to a press release from the National Education Association of New Mexico. The movement for higher pay fo...
Reporter's notebook: Longtime base supporter receives humanitarian awa...
June 29th, 2005
Longtime Cannon Air Force Base supporter Doc Stewart said he does not like to boast. In fact, he refused to name his accomplishments over the last several decades that got him nominated for the Fisher...
Property ruling runs counter to founders’ wishes
June 29th, 2005
Your home or business can be taken by force by local officials for virtually any reason, thanks to a long-awaited but misguided decision by a split Supreme Court last week.
The 5-4 vote in Kelo v. t...
Border project needs air of legitimacy
June 29th, 2005
The Minutemen are coming to New Mexico but it is going to take an hour or so to sort out the players.
Which Minutemen are we talking about, the New Mexico Minutemen led by American Civil Liberties Un...
Court’s ruling blow to property rights
June 29th, 2005
Last week’s U.S. Supreme Court 5-4 ruling in Kelo v. New London helps explain the socialist attack on President Bush’s nominees to the federal bench. First, let’s look at the case.
The city gov...
Campbell , Katherine
June 29th, 2005
Katherine Campbell
Services: Have been held.
Katherine "Kat" Campbell, 98, of Clovis, died Tuesday, June 28, 2005, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on July 20, 1906,...
June 30, 2005
June 29th, 2005
TODAY
Ned Houk Stock Car Racing Club — 7 p.m., Red Cross office at 2nd and Main Streets (use Main St. entrance).
Autism Family Support Group — 7 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church. D...
Clovis' Hall happy with direction of NMSU under Theus
June 29th, 2005
Clovis native and New Mexico State walk-on Chris Hall wasn’t sure what to make of Reggie Theus’ appointment as head coach of the Aggies. The only thing Hall knew of Theus was his three years on th...
Sometimes we all need a little perspective
June 29th, 2005
My two-years-younger brother Jim wrote an interesting column for his church newsletter the other day. He had some great things to say, but what really made the article interesting is where he was when...
Former CNJ publisher dies at 75
June 28th, 2005
James “Jim” Griffin, a former publisher for the Clovis News Journal, died Monday at his home in Clovis. He was 75.
Griffin led the paper for about 15 years in the 1970s and 1980s.
One friend call...
Officials decline to release autopsy related to Cannon AFB death
June 28th, 2005
The autopsy report for a female military dependent who died at Cannon Air Force Base last year has been completed, officials with the Office of the Medical Investigator said Tuesday.
However, eight m...
Commandment decision invites future debate
June 28th, 2005
The U.S. Supreme Court’s two decisions on displaying the Ten Commandments on government property could be seen as biblical. Remember the story of King Solomon, confronted by two women claiming to be...
Project: Reader Reaction: More readers divided on base’s chances
June 28th, 2005
A recent Project: Reader Reaction question asked:
“Will Cannon Air Force Base supporters convince Base Realignment and Closure commissioners to spare the base?” Some responses (continued from Sund...
Michael Schiavo should be left in peace
June 28th, 2005
Malcolm X used to speak of the need to get freedom “by any means necessary.” Apparently Gov. Jeb Bush feels the same about the need to get Michael Schiavo.
Two weeks ago, Bush directed the state...
Morrow, Leslie
June 28th, 2005
Leslie Morrow
Services: Have been held.
Leslie Wanda Morrow, 45, of Flagstaff, Ariz., died Friday, June 17, 2005, in Flagstaff.
She was born on July 16, 1959, in Clovis, to Stanley and Joy Hu...
June 29, 2005
June 28th, 2005
TODAY
Amateur Radio Club — 7 p.m., Clovis Community College, Building 206. Information: 742-2415.
TB Testing — 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. La Casa Family Health Center, 1521 West 13th St...
Osborn, Billie
June 28th, 2005
Billie Osborn
Billie Doyle “Moses” Osborn, 66, of Abilene, Texas, died Tuesday, June 7, 2005, in Edinburg, Texas.
He was born on May 8, 1939, in Clovis, to Calvin and Flossie Osborn.
He...
Montoya, Arsenio
June 28th, 2005
Arsenio Montoya
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Arsenio “Archie” Montoya, 86, of Albuquerque, died Wednesday, June 22, 2005, in Albuquerque.
He was born on June 27, 1918, in Romeroville, to...
Marchman, Ruth
June 28th, 2005
Ruth Marchman
Services: Have been held.
Ruth Marchman, 64, of Kalona, Iowa, died Tuesday, June 21, 2005, at University Hospitals in Iowa City, Iowa.
She was born on July 25, 1940, in Clovis,...
Wiegel,Doraeen
June 28th, 2005
Doraeen Wiegel
Services: Have been held.
Doraeen Wiegel, 79, of Tucumcari, died Sunday, June 19, 2005.
She was born on Jan. 17, 1926, in El Paso, Texas, to Everett and Ethel Schlintz.
She wa...
Maldonado, Ella
June 28th, 2005
Ella Maldonado
Services: 2 p.m. Sunday, July 10 at Trinity Baptist Church in Tucumcari.
Ella Montano Maldonado, 76, of Glendale, Ariz., died Tuesday, June 14, 2005.
She was born on Dec. 23, 1...
Hahn , Thelma
June 28th, 2005
Thelma Hahn
Services: Have been held.
Thelma Hazel Hahn, 83, of Roswell, died Tuesday, June 21, 2005, at her home.
She was born on March 8, 1922, in Forrest, to John and Josie Walker Yeates.
...
Grinde , Mary
June 28th, 2005
Mary Grinde
Services: Have been held.
Mary K. Grinde, 84, of Clovis, died Monday, June 20, 2005, at her home.
She was born on April 5, 1921, in Gotebo, Okla., to Ernest J. and Nannie Dee Bla...
Sparwasser, Mary
June 28th, 2005
Mary Sparwasser
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Mary Maxine Brown Sparwasser, 73, of Clovis, died Monday, June 20, 2005, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on Jan. 30, 1...
Jones, Ruby
June 28th, 2005
Ruby Jones
Services:Have been held.
Mrs. Ruby Mae Jones, 82, of Clovis, died Monday, June 20, 2005, in Clovis.
She was born on Nov. 18, 1922, in Fort Sumner, to L.C. and Gertrude Barnhart,
...
Cantrel, William P.
June 28th, 2005
William P. Cantrell
Services: Have been held.
William P. Cantrell, 84, of Panama City, Fla., died Tuesday, June 14, 2005.
He was born on Jan. 9, 1921, in Choteau, Okla.
He was a member of St. A...
Floyd, Doris
June 28th, 2005
Doris Floyd
Services: No services will be held.
Doris Barter Floyd, 68, of Clovis, died Friday, June 17, 2005, at her home.
She was born on June 7, 1937, in Farmers Branch, Texas, to Ossie and...
Lockmiller, LaRoy
June 28th, 2005
LaRoy Lockmiller
Services: Have been held.
Mr. LaRoy Lockmiller, 64, of Clovis, died Sunday, June 19, 2005, in Curry County.
He was born on Oct. 5, 1940, in Clovis, to Sam Otha “Tootie” and...
Cravy, Betty
June 28th, 2005
Betty Cravy
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Betty Cravy, 86, of Clovis, died Friday, June 17, 2005, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
She was born on Oct. 12, 1918, in Pueblo, Colo., to Fre...
Sudderth, Corbin
June 28th, 2005
Corbin Sudderth
Services: Have been held.
Corbin Alan Sudderth, 2, of Abilene, Texas, died Friday, June 10, 2005, in a Fort Worth, Texas, hospital.
He was born on Dec. 12, 2002, in Abilene, Tex...
Cook, Warren
June 28th, 2005
Warren Cook
Services: Have been held.
Warren Wayne Cook, 90, of Vega, Texas, died Thursday, June 16, 2005.
He was born on May 10, 1915, in Moundridge, Kan., to Bert and Bertha Cook.
He moved t...
Cordova,Corrina
June 28th, 2005
Corrina Cordova
Services: Have been held.
Corrina Cordova, 83, of El Segundo, Calif., died Thursday, June 9, 2005 at her home.
She was born on Jan. 23, 1922, in Roy.
She had been living in Cali...
Thomas , B.W.
June 28th, 2005
B.W. Thomas
Services: Have been held.
B.W. “Limey” Thomas, 96, of Clovis, died Friday, June 17, 2005, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born on Aug. 21, 1908, in Hale C...
Powell, Evelyn
June 28th, 2005
Evelyn Powell
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Evelyn Powell, 88, of Portales, died Friday, June 17, 2005, at Laurel Plains Nursing Center in Clovis.
She was born on Sept. 27, 1916, near Causey,...
Tunnell, Billie Jeane
June 28th, 2005
Billie Jeane Tunnell
Services: Have been held.
Billie Jeane Tunnell, 76, of Phoenix, formerly of Clovis, died Sunday, June 12, 2005, in Phoenix.
She was born Oct. 7, 1928, near Dill City, Okl...
Molina, David
June 28th, 2005
David Molina
Services: Have been held.
David G. “Uncle-Tio” Molina, 67, of Nogales, Ariz., died Tuesday, June 14, 2005, at Kindrad Hospital in Tuscon, Ariz.
He was born on Dec. 28, 1937,...
Frost, Lloyd
June 28th, 2005
Lloyd Frost
Services: Have been held.
Lloyd W. Frost, 84, of San Jon, died Thursday, June 16, 2005, at Albuquerque Regional Medical Center.
He was born on March 1, 1921, in Wheatland, to Fran...
Weeden, LeRoy
June 28th, 2005
LeRoy Weeden, 82, of Clovis, died Monday, June 13, 2005, at V.A. Medical Center in Amarillo.
He was born on Dec. 29, 1922, in Tunika, Miss., to Joseph and Etha Lee Weeden.
He served in the U.S. Army...
Wissman, June
June 28th, 2005
June Wissman
Services:Have beewn held.
Mrs. June Langstaff Wissman, 86, of Clovis, died Friday, June 3, 2005, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on Nov. 7, 1918, in Fr...
Stephens, Edna
June 28th, 2005
Edna Stephens
Services: Have been held.
Edna Fayrene Stephens, 76, of Grand Junction, Colo., died Thursday, June 9, 2005, at Mantey Heights Rehab and Care Center in Grand Junction, Colo.
She...
Poor , Donald
June 28th, 2005
Donald Poor
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Donald C. Poor, 77, of Clovis, died Friday, June 10, 2005, in Clovis.
He was born on Oct. 25, 1927, in Fairview, Mo., to Walter and Maud Haley Poor...
Floyd Jr, Thomas
June 28th, 2005
Thomas J. “T.J.” Floyd Jr., 71, of Clovis, died Thursday, June 9, 2005, at his home.
He was born on May 26, 1934, in Del Rio, Texas, to Thomas J. and Josephine Stewart Floyd.
He married Nancy Wo...
Scott, Kenneth
June 28th, 2005
Kenneth Scott
Services: No services will be held.
Kenneth R. Scott, 64, of Tucumcari, died Thursday, June 2, 2005, at Dan C. Trigg Memorial Hospital in Tucumcari.
He was born on Oct. 15, 1940...
Ruther, Danny
June 28th, 2005
Danny Ruther
Services: Have been held.
Danny Ruther, 21, of Portales, died Wednesday, June 8, 2005, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born on Feb. 16, 1984, in Hollister, Calif.
...
Mathis, Kenneth
June 28th, 2005
Kenneth Mathis
Services:Have been held.
Kenneth Gene Mathis, 64, of Graham, Texas, died Thursday, June 9, 2005, in Graham, Texas.
He was born June 23, 1940, in El Centro, Calif., to Wesley Tha...
Roberts, June
June 28th, 2005
June Roberts
Services: Have been held.
June Roberts, 96, of Clovis, died Wednesday June 8, 2005, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on June 24, 1908, Duncan, Okla., to...
Peacock, Bea Alma
June 28th, 2005
Bea Alma Peacock
Services:Have been held.
Bea Alma Peacock, 88, died Monday, June 6, 2005, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born Nov. 23, 1916, to John Morgan and the form...
McDonald, Verna Bell
June 28th, 2005
b>Verna Bell McDonald
Services: Have been held.
Verna Bell McDonald, 78, died Sunday, June 5, 2005, at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, Nev.
She was born Aug. 25, 1926, in Quanah, Texas.
She had w...
Lopez , Wilfred
June 28th, 2005
Wilfred Lopez
Services: Have been held.
Wilfred David "Freddy" Lopez, 40, of Santa Rosa, died Sunday, June 5, 2005, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born on June 26, 1964, in Cl...
Pacheco Jr. , Robert
June 28th, 2005
Robert Pacheco Jr.
Services: Have been held.
Robert Joseph "Bobby" Pacheco Jr., 51, of Clovis, died Saturday, June 4, 2005, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born on Nov. 5, 1953...
Garrett, Walter
June 28th, 2005
Walter Garrett
Services: Have been held.
Walter C. "Buck" Garrett, 98, of Clovis, died Saturday, June 4, 2005, at his home.
He was born on July 2, 1906, in Old Greer County, Oklahoma Indian...
Kelley, E.C.
June 28th, 2005
E.C. Kelley
Services:Have been held.
E.C. “Shorty” Kelley, 82, of Phoenix, formerly of Earth, Texas, died Wednesday, June 1, 2005, in Phoenix.
He was born on Nov. 6, 1922, in Eldorado, Ok...
Wilcox, Morris
June 28th, 2005
Morris Wilcox
Services: Have been held.
Morris M. Wilcox, 88, of Clovis, died Monday, May 30, 2005, at the Retirement Ranch in Clovis.
He was born on July 15, 1916, in Tolar, Texas.
He moved...
Stull, Larry
June 28th, 2005
Larry Stull
Services: Have been held.
Larry D. Stull, 45, of Gulfport, Miss., died Saturday, May 28, 2005.
He was born on Sept. 27, 1959, in Tucumcari, to Doug and Carolyn Stull.
He graduate...
Roberts, Lelda
June 28th, 2005
Lelda Roberts
Services: Have been held.
Lelda Roberts, 83, of Oklahoma City, died Friday, May 27, 2005, at her home.
She was born on Aug. 15, 1921, in Boswell, Okla., to Hugh and Ruth Baxter...
Full repeal of death tax needs Bush’s support
June 28th, 2005
President Bush hasn’t had much luck with his plans for Social Security private accounts and guest worker program for immigration. But it appears action on another front, reducing or eliminating the...
Anti-Americanism coming from the left
June 27th, 2005
Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., has, under extreme pressure, tearfully retracted his comparison of American behavior at Guantanamo to the Nazis, Soviets and Pol Pot.
Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., has n...
Legal help for poor stretched thin
June 27th, 2005
ALBUQUERQUE — One of New Mexico’s largest organizations for getting legal help to the poor plans to lay off up to a fifth of its work force because of budget cuts or shortfalls.
Legal Aid of New...
6/28 Police Blotter
June 27th, 2005
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police responded Friday to a local trucking company where a driver allegedly threatened another man w...
6/28 Business Digest
June 27th, 2005
SOS Staffing names new branch manager
The Clovis branch of SOS Staffing Services has named George Ratledge as new branch manager, according to a company release.
Ratledge has been account mana...
6/28 BRAC letters to the editor
June 27th, 2005
Sen. Harden’s efforts deserve kudos
How great it felt Friday morning to participate in Operation: Keep Cannon. We stood on the curb waving flags to communicate with Base Realignment and Closu...
June 28, 2005
June 27th, 2005
TODAY
La Leche League of Clovis meeting — 10:30 a.m., Hillcrest Park at the playground, Eight and Sycamore Streets. Bad weather location will be at 1401 Stratford lane. Information: 742-3...
Sudderth, Obereta
June 27th, 2005
Obereta Sudderth
Services: Have been held.
Obereta Sudderth, 90, formerly of Bovina, died Monday, June 27, 2005, at Prairie Acres in Friona.
She was born on June 9, 1915, in Grandfield, Okla....
Clovis native Goff second at Sun Country Amateur
June 26th, 2005
Las Cruces — Clovis’ Robert Goff played the course well, but Lee Sanchez Jr. was better.
Sanchez hit a 5-under 67 on Sunday to win the Sun Country Amateur Championship at the New Mexico State Un...
Area track team qualifies 10 for regionals
June 26th, 2005
ALBUQUERQUE — The Clovis-based New Mexico Stars youth track and field team had 10 of its 17 participants at the USA Track and Field state championships finish in the top three Saturday and Sunday at...
Melrose cleaning up for centennial
June 26th, 2005
It won’t be just another walk in the park come mid-August in Melrose. For one thing, many more pair of feet will be trodding across the city park. For another, the occasion — a celebration of the...
Advocates program looks out for children’s best interests in court s...
June 26th, 2005
To know that an abused or neglected child has an opportunity for a better life is why Beth Fisher volunteers for Court Appointed Special Advocates, a state program that looks out for the best interest...
State police: No fault in fatal crash
June 26th, 2005
A New Mexico State Police investigation shows neither driver was at fault in a fatal June 19 head-on collision involving a Clovis fire truck and pickup, Patrolman Lance Bateman said on Sunday.
Batema...
Flag amendment not Congress’ most pressing concern
June 26th, 2005
With an ongoing war in Iraq, Osama bin Laden still in hiding, massive federal budget deficits and necessary Social Security and Medicare reform on the table, one would think that Congress would have a...
Memorable birthday gift prize of discovery
June 26th, 2005
When I was a kid, a classmate named Arnold Buckowitz gave me a special birthday gift, one that sticks in my memory bank to this day. Here’s what happened:
Arny was unofficially recognized at Harley...
Some seek overhaul of military retirement
June 26th, 2005
At least one member of the Joint Chiefs supports alternatives to the military’s prized 20-year retirement plan, urging adoption of more modern ways, found in industry, to compensate ambitious, skill...
Hess, Olive “Oley”
June 26th, 2005
Olive “Oley” M. Hess, of Clovis, died Sunday, June 26, 2005, at Laurel Ridge Healthcare in Clovis.
She was born in Batavia, N.Y., to Arthur and Fannie Mullen. Family members did not release her a...
June 27, 2005
June 26th, 2005
MONDAY
Los Ninos Early Intervention Center — Weekly developmental screenings for children 2-5 years of age. No charge to families. Information: 769-4545.
Booster Shot/Immunization Clin...
Base civilians’ jobs also hinge on BRAC call
June 26th, 2005
His posture told a story. Leo Dudley sat in a front pew at the 16th and Pile Church of Christ, leaning forward, his hands perched on his chin for nearly 90 minutes Friday morning as two local base sup...
BRAC by numbers
June 26th, 2005
1 out of 3
jobs Committee of Fifty member Chad Lydick said will be lost to the community if Cannon closes
1 out of 5
jobs the Department Defense estimates will be lost if Cannon closes
6
Base Realig...
BRAC by quotes
June 26th, 2005
BRAC talk from Clovis this weekend:
“I am proud to be a U.S. citizen — to have the freedom to be able to approach the government and the Pentagon and tell them that they might be wrong. A lot of...
Nevada wins commissioner’s promise to tour depot
June 26th, 2005
Nevada’s political leaders got a welcome surprise on their trip to New Mexico: a commissioner’s commitment to visit the Army Ammunition Depot near Hawthorne.
Base Realignment and Closure Commissi...
Arizona wants AF lab spared
June 26th, 2005
Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano touted the state’s long and strong defense of its military installations Friday in urging the independent Base Realignment and Closure Commission to reconsider the Defe...
Railroad employee struck, killed by train
June 26th, 2005
A Burlington Northern Santa Fe employee from Clovis was struck and killed by a train Friday just east of Hereford, Texas, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Robert Chavez, 47, was ...
Reporter's notebook: Music minister sings anthem for BRAC hearing
June 26th, 2005
Oscar Cleare, the music minister for Faith Christian Family Church, has been singing since he was 10. First inspired by his preacher father in Illinois, Cleare has sung at malls throughout New Mexico...
6/26 Court Dispositions
June 26th, 2005
The following criminal dispositions were filed in 9th Judicial District Court:
• Kenneth R. Bair, 46, pleaded guilty to DWI (fifth offense) and is ordered to serve one year imprisonment by Departme...
BRAC presenters stellar, but poker hand’s still building
June 26th, 2005
Elation ruled the day after Friday morning’s hearing at Marshall Junior High School before six members of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission. But those involved in the efforts to get Cannon...
Project: Reader Reaction: Case made; Cannon future not clear
June 26th, 2005
A recent Project: Reader Reaction question asked:
“Will Cannon Air Force Base supporters convince BRAC commissioners to spare the base?” Some responses:
“ALTHOUGH THE SPEECHES BY the supporters...
Wildcats' win streak at 11
June 26th, 2005
The Clovis Wildcats keep scratching off wins in summer league play, as they swept Plainview, Texas, 8-1 and 5-2 Saturday in Texas to push their winning streak to 11 games.
Clovis coach Shane Leatherw...
Chavez , Robert
June 26th, 2005
Robert Chavez
Services: Have been held.
Robert Chavez, 47, of Clovis, died Friday, June 24, 2005, in Hereford, Texas.
He was born on June 14, 1958, in Clovis, to George and Fulgencia Mondrag...
June 26, 2005
June 26th, 2005
TODAY
Arlington Baptist College Ensemble — 9:30 a.m. High Plains Baptist Church, 2800 E. 21st Street, Information: 769-1382. Free concert.
AARP/55 ALIVE Driver Safety Program —...
My life is going to the dogs
June 24th, 2005
The first thing you notice about rural America — right after the cowboy boots and dust — is most everyone owns a dog.
Or four. Or 32, like one of my friends who runs a dog rescue out by a dairy...
Longest running comic wasn't always funny
June 24th, 2005
The first thing I read every Sunday morning are the color comics. I bypass the bad news on the front page and go to my favorite comic strip, Blondie and Dagwood. I want a laugh.
Long ago, they said...
Dogs get boom out of Fourth of July
June 24th, 2005
The wisdom is passed down from dog generation to dog generation. As each new wave of furry, four-legged people comes along, the race of the sensitive ears and tender noses, the indoctrination speech i...
Commissioners: No bad bases
June 24th, 2005
The top names from New Mexico’s leadership and the eastern New Mexico community walked into Marshall Junior High School auditorium Friday with a singular mission: Convince the Base Realignment and...
Cannon supporters make their case
June 24th, 2005
Nine supporters of Cannon Air Force Base spent 90 minutes Friday trying to convince Base Realignment and Closure commissioners to remove Cannon from a proposed closure list.
Most argued that Defense D...
Thousands show support for Cannon
June 24th, 2005
Janice Brown was up at 3 a.m. Friday, peeking through the blinds at her home off of Commerce and Pile streets to see what the commotion was going on outside her window.
“There were already people ou...
Cannon supporters make their case
June 24th, 2005
Nine supporters of Cannon Air Force Base spent 90 minutes Friday trying to convince Base Realignment and Closure commissioners to remove Cannon from a proposed closure list.
Most argued that Defense D...
Thousands show support for Cannon
June 24th, 2005
Janice Brown was up at 3 a.m. Friday, peeking through the blinds at her home off of Commerce and Pile streets to see what the commotion was going on outside her window.
“There were already people ou...
Governor says he plans to stick to facts
June 24th, 2005
For Gov. Bill Richardson, today’s Base Realignment and Closure hearing is symbolic of chance. It is the Clovis-Portales area’s chance — Richardson has been handed the task of giving closing argu...
Panel members take tour at Cannon
June 24th, 2005
Four members of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission, including Chairman Anthony Principi, toured Cannon Air Force Base on Thursday. Officials said the commissioners, who will ultimately decide...
'Keep Cannon' theme of day
June 24th, 2005
The “Operation: Keep Cannon” messages that dot Clovis number almost 20,000. At least that’s how many Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ernie Kos has counted.
They’re...
Walk-ins accepted at overflow venues
June 24th, 2005
About 1,400 passes have been distributed for today’s Base Realignment and Closure Commission hearing, which begins at 8:30 a.m. at Marshall Junior High.
Space is available for those who wish to at...
Amarillo shows support for Cannon
June 24th, 2005
A slew of Amarillo leaders and community members showed up Thursday in Clovis to show their support for eastern New Mexico on the eve of this morning’s Base Realignment and Closure regional hearing....
Governor says he plans to stick to facts
June 24th, 2005
For Gov. Bill Richardson, today’s Base Realignment and Closure hearing is symbolic of chance. It is the Clovis-Portales area’s chance — Richardson has been handed the task of giving closing argu...
Panel members take tour at Cannon
June 24th, 2005
Four members of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission, including Chairman Anthony Principi, toured Cannon Air Force Base on Thursday. Officials said the commissioners, who will ultimately decide...
'Keep Cannon' theme of day
June 24th, 2005
The “Operation: Keep Cannon” messages that dot Clovis number almost 20,000. At least that’s how many Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Ernie Kos has counted.
They’re...
Walk-ins accepted at overflow venues
June 24th, 2005
About 1,400 passes have been distributed for today’s Base Realignment and Closure Commission hearing, which begins at 8:30 a.m. at Marshall Junior High.
Space is available for those who wish to att...
Kid Fest 2005 to feature talent show, food, games
June 23rd, 2005
Andrew Dixon has been trying to break through to the big time as he raps his way into the minds and ears of the Clovis community. He is only 11, but already he has performed in several talent competit...
Amarillo shows support for Cannon
June 23rd, 2005
A slew of Amarillo leaders and community members showed up Thursday in Clovis to show their support for eastern New Mexico on the eve of this morning’s Base Realignment and Closure regional hearing....
Military trimming should be based on fact, not agenda
June 23rd, 2005
The message that will resound clearly at this morning’s BRAC regional hearing is straightforward: Keep Cannon Air Force Base in America’s defense lineup. Its uncluttered, soon-to-be supersonic air...
Mating rituals same across species
June 23rd, 2005
Grackles are everywhere around Clovis and the High Plains. They’ve been doing their “rites of spring” thing. No doubt you’ve seen these big black birds too. The males fluff themselves up, arch...
Universal healthcare not perfect solution
June 23rd, 2005
America’s socialists advocate that we adopt a universal healthcare system like our northern neighbor Canada. Before we buy into complete socialization of our healthcare system, we might check out th...
Wildcats sweep Hereford
June 23rd, 2005
HEREFORD, Texas — The Clovis Wildcats continued their winning ways, sweeping Hereford 9-7 and 16-5 in summer league play.
Incoming sophomore Jerry Romero went a combined 4-for-5 with four runs and...
Brace, Nancy
June 23rd, 2005
Nancy Brace
Services: Have been held.
Nancy Jean Brace, 56, formerly of Clovis, died Saturday, June 11, 2005, in Kaiserslautern, Germany.
She was born on March 19, 1949, in Dalhart Texas.
She...
June 24, 2005
June 23rd, 2005
FRIDAY
Disabled American Veterans #6 Bingo — 7 p.m., 220 West 4th Street, Clovis. Details: 762-5335.
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Corner Stone Group — 6:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, T...
Commission visit to be strictly business
June 23rd, 2005
When Base Realignment and Closure commissioners sit down face to face with the community on Friday, it will be strictly business.
According to BRAC staff and some of New Mexico’s congressional del...
Clovis' situation similar to Alabama air base
June 23rd, 2005
SELMA, Ala. — For-sale signs and empty parking spaces are the norm on this city’s historic Water Avenue, where rotted wood hangs from second-story balconies and paint flakes from the buildings of...
Man pleads guilty to sexually assaulting three children
June 23rd, 2005
A man police said was involved in a sex “club” that molested children was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Wednesday, according to a news release from the 9th Judicial District Attorney’s offi...
Web site creator says Clovis failed to support military
June 23rd, 2005
A man who claims responsibility for the closecannon.com Web site says he started it because eastern New Mexico does not show enough support for the military.
He said he will not identify himself out...
Welcome: You’re about to become part of U.S. history
June 23rd, 2005
Welcome, everyone, to the first of two days of regional history that many will recall far into the distant decades of our lives.
Welcome to the members of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission...
6/23 BRAC letters to the editor
June 23rd, 2005
Detractors should stand behind words
The people who won’t give their names in support of Cannon Air Force Base’s closure are missing what America is all about. As I see it, they are insulti...
N.M. gambling doesn’t need franchising
June 23rd, 2005
Not counting illegal wagers at Sunday-afternoon cockfights, there are about four major outlets for New Mexico gambling, an industry that claims to be a sure bet for just about everyone.
You can try y...
Garcia , Deandre
June 22nd, 2005
Deandre Garcia
Services:Have been held.
Deandre Garcia, 5 months, of Clovis, died Monday, June 20, 2005, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born on Dec. 24, 2004, in Clovis,...
June 23, 2005
June 22nd, 2005
THURSDAY
Ned Houk Stock Car Racing Club — 7 p.m., Red Cross office at 2nd and Main Streets (use Main St. entrance).
Autism Family Support Group — 7 p.m. Trinity Lutheran Church....
Custom Classic expects 120-team field
June 22nd, 2005
About 120 teams, more than half from out of town, are expected to participate in this weekend’s Plateau Wireless Custom Classic slow-pitch softball tournament.
Most of the games are scheduled for G...
6/23 Ticket Calendar
June 22nd, 2005
All times Mountain
Clovis
Mesa Redondo Cowboy Camp meeting — Through Saturday. Begins with fellowship at 5 p.m.followed by free supper, sermon and music. Information: 762-3237.
Badlands Rally Kick...
Bad ...to the bone
June 22nd, 2005
Kay Stanton is not your typical biker chick. She’s 52 and has been a school teacher in Farwell for 25 years. She’s been riding for almost 10 years after getting into the sport with her husband, Jo...
BRAC hearing ticket distribution set for today
June 22nd, 2005
The phones at North Plains Mall have been ringing constantly, property manager Cindy Banister said. In the past week, Banister said she has fielded anywhere from 50 to 100 calls — all inquiries conc...
Dignitaries flooding into Clovis
June 22nd, 2005
While Bill Richardson is usually the center of attention when he visits eastern New Mexico, the state’s governor will be just another face in the crowd of well-known dignitaries at Friday’s Base R...
Some public offices plan skeleton crew
June 22nd, 2005
Essential public services will be available during the Base Realignment and Closure regional hearing on Friday, but many public offices will operate on skeleton crews and others will be shut so employ...
Special events center goes west
June 22nd, 2005
A chapter characterized by contingency and deliberation ended Tuesday when Curry County commissioners voted 4-1 to construct a special events center on the west side of the county fairgrounds.
The v...
Environmentalists, pork won’t help forests’ health
June 22nd, 2005
What a hopeful and collegial photo-op it made: There they were, the governors of Colorado and Arizona, Bill Owens and Janet Napolitano, a Republican and a Democrat, signing a pact creating the Southwe...
6/22 BRAC letters to the editor
June 22nd, 2005
Military families have it good in Clovis
I am a military spouse (Army) living in El Paso, Texas, and have no problems putting my name on any comment I make.
Growing up in Clovis, I heard Air F...
Senate apology historic, but disappointing
June 22nd, 2005
Ordinarily, I am not conflicted about apologies. I’m for them.
But the feelings are more complex with last week’s Senate apology for decades of inaction while an estimated 4,700 Americans, most o...
HIghway department cleaning road between Clovis, Cannon
June 22nd, 2005
New Mexico’s highway department has been mowing grass and trimming trees along U.S. Highway 60/84 between Clovis and Cannon Air Force Base the last few days. State Highway 523 between Clovis and th...
BRAC hearing to be broadcast
June 22nd, 2005
Friday’s Base Realignment and Closure Commission hearing at Marshall Junior High will be broadcast live on TV and radio as well as streamlined over the Internet.
Broadcasts will start at 8:30 a.m....
BRAC Digest 6/22
June 21st, 2005
Representatives from Amarillo coming
Representatives of the city of Amarillo, the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce and the Amarillo Economic Development Council will visit Clovis on Thursday, accor...
June 22, 2005
June 21st, 2005
WEDNESDAY
Amateur Radio Club — 7 p.m., Clovis Community College, Building 206. Information: 742-2415.
TB Testing — 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. La Casa Family Health Center, 1521 West 13t...
The grace of God is only a pretty theory
June 21st, 2005
Ah, the grace of God is a fine concept in theory. And that, I’m afraid, is exactly the way it stays in the lives of many people for a very long time. A concept. A theory. But to catch even a glimpse...
Some support base's closing
June 21st, 2005
“Keep Cannon” signs can be seen just about anywhere in eastern New Mexico, from front yards to business windows to billboards, as residents seek to publicly make known their opinion of the Departm...
Portales schools name leader
June 21st, 2005
PORTALES — A former Portales school teacher was named the district’s superintendent on Monday night.
Randy Fowler, a field service agent for the Region 18 Education Services Center in Midland, Te...
Newman, Hattie
June 21st, 2005
Hattie Newman
Services: Have been held.
Hattie “Irene” Newman, 97, of Bloomfield, died Wednesday, June 15, 2005, at the home of her sister.
She was born on Jan. 23, 1908, in Proctor, Texas....
Government care not always best for animals
June 21st, 2005
O ne of the last known sanctuaries for the Devils Hole pupfish, only 180 of which are known to exist in the wild, became a scene of devastation and carnage earlier this month — but not because of bu...
No Child Left Behind — good in theory
June 21st, 2005
A recent Project: Reader Reaction question asked about the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Some responses:
“I BELIEVE THE NO Child Left Behind Act is an excellent idea. However, as with any ne...
Senate apology accomplishes nothing
June 21st, 2005
“The U.S. Senate last night approved a resolution apologizing for its failure to enact federal anti-lynching legislation decades ago, marking the first time the body has apologized for the nation’...
Clovis tops Frenship
June 20th, 2005
FRENSHIP, Texas — Andrew Gillilard’s three-run triple keyed Clovis’ eight-run, eighth-inning rally and the Wildcats edged Frenship 15-13 Monday night in a West Texas Baseball League tilt.
Clovi...
County man dies in collision with fire truck
June 19th, 2005
A Curry County man died in a head-on collision with a Clovis fire truck Sunday afternoon northwest of town.
State police said low visibility due to smoke from a major grass fire and a narrow county r...
Cannon letters cover wide emotional range
June 19th, 2005
Messages sent to the Base Realignment and Closure Commission and posted on its Web site range from heartfelt and emotional to anecdotal and biting.
By and large, those writing in support of Cannon Ai...
Vietnam not fully attractive as trade partner
June 19th, 2005
The visit to the United States of Phan Van Khai, prime minister of Vietnam, who is scheduled to meet with President Bush and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday, has been controversial, and n...
Project: Reader Reaction: Readers not worried about tornadoes
June 19th, 2005
A recent Project: Reader Reaction question asked, “Do you worry about tornadoes?” Some responses:
I DON’T WORRY ABOUT tornadoes. If one were to worry about acts of God, he or she would live a l...
Military health care costs still rising
June 19th, 2005
Defense Department officials say it’s time users of military health care pay a greater share of rising medical costs, perhaps through higher co-payments and enrollment fees that haven’t been raise...
Smith, Dorothea
June 19th, 2005
Dorothea Smith
Services: Have been held.
Dorothea “Dorothy” Smith, 85, died Saturday, June 18, 2005, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born June 19, 1919, in St. Peter,...
June 20, 2005
June 19th, 2005
MONDAY
Los Ninos Early Intervention Center — Weekly developmental screenings for children 2-5 years of age. No charge to families. Information: 769-4545.
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Corner...
Cannon AFB supporters not only ones with plan
June 18th, 2005
Buses shuttled citizens to and from the Base Realignment and Closure regional hearing held Wednesday in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Business owners closed their doors to join base backers in bumper-to-bumper...
Richardson to meet with commissioner in Los Angeles
June 18th, 2005
SANTA FE — Gov. Bill Richardson planned to meet Sunday in Los Angeles with Base Realignment and Closure Commission member Philip Coyle.
Hanson Scott, director of the state Office of Military Base C...
Pentagon responds to Senate subpoena
June 18th, 2005
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department, under subpoena from a Senate committee, has provided enough information on the military base closing process to satisfy Senate leaders, so no further legal actio...
270-bed apartment-style building put on hold
June 18th, 2005
A proposed 270-bed apartment-style building is on hold for now at Eastern New Mexico University.
The university’s board of regents said Saturday they want to see what happens with the proposed clo...
Cops and courts: Teen could be charged with careless driving
June 18th, 2005
Prosecutors say a Questa teen who caused a motorcycle crash that left two Colorado men dead last year will not face vehicular homicide or involuntary manslaughter charges.
But District Attorney Matth...
6/19 Agriculture Digest
June 18th, 2005
Organic farming course offered in Taos
Courses in organic farming, photovoltaic and solar hot water design and installation will be held Tuesday through Friday in Taos. Preregistration is requi...
6/19 Court Dispositions
June 18th, 2005
The following criminal dispositions were filed in 9th Judicial District Court:
• Chris Kerby, 25, was found guilty by a jury trial of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor...
Patriot Act change hopefully sign of reform to come
June 18th, 2005
In what may be a sign that President Bush is beginning to experience the “second-term blues,” the House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 238-187 to prevent appropriated funds from being used...
6/19 Letters to the editor
June 18th, 2005
Congress’ silence condones Bush’s lies
Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 10th edition, defines hypocrite as “a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion.”
From my va...
Father’s Day rapids ride best as memory
June 18th, 2005
One memorable Father’s Day my son Glen and I conquered the rapids of the Rio Grande from Otowi Bridge to Cochiti Dam in a four-man rubber life raft. Even now, after all these years, I sometimes wake...
Baca, Arturo
June 18th, 2005
Arturo Baca
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Arturo Baca, 81, of Portales, died Thursday, June 16, 2005, at Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales.
He was born on June 8, 1924, in Eaton, Colo.,...
June 19, 2005
June 18th, 2005
TODAY
AARP/55 ALIVE Driver Safety Program — 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. each day. Next class scheduled for June 21 and 22. Clovis Community College, Room 103. Pre-registration is suggested. Cost i...
ENMU falls short of rodeo finals
June 18th, 2005
CASPER, Wyo. — Eastern New Mexico University senior Dusty Higgins and sophomore Brittany Bennett came up just a little short of reaching Saturday’s short-go finals in the College National Finals R...
Texico's Vaughan has all-star weekend
June 18th, 2005
Recent Texico High School graduate Braden Vaughan made the most of his time last weekend, playing in football and baseball all-star games in Silver City and Albuquerque.
“It’s definitely been a l...
Camp for sick youth superb
June 17th, 2005
This column is geared to a special group of readers, though it may expand to include all of you with generous hearts. If you are in the first group, it is because you know a child who has or has previ...
Muleshoe’s Lamb triumphed over alcoholism
June 17th, 2005
If you tuned into KMUL radio in Muleshoe 25 to 45 years ago, you’d be certain to hear the “Muletrain News” six days a week. You’d hear the gravel-voice, gray-haired station manager Gil Lamb en...
Boots make for kickin' occasion
June 17th, 2005
Boots have always had a special place in my heart — and feet — ever since I was a kid.
Mom may have even had my first pair bronzed and made into excruciatingly garish bookends before I learned to...
Like father, like sons
June 17th, 2005
Haberdasher Homer Tankersley said he was amazed when his sons followed him into the clothing business. Pilot Brad Telshaw said he was not surprised to find his son in the sky. Coach Eric Roanhaus s...
the great father s day quest
June 16th, 2005
the great father s day quest
boss i bumped into
ollie the orphan sea otter
the other day and he said
he was on a spiritual
quest - to find a father
by father s day
you remember ollie boss...
Crowley strove for exemplary Christian life
June 16th, 2005
Sometimes it seems that we can be touched in ways we do not anticipate.
It was any normal day in my life and I was on my way to work by my typical route. I turned on the car radio and the host intro...
ENMU alum DeHoyos gets taste of Triple-A
June 16th, 2005
It’s a long way from NCAA Division II college baseball to the major leagues.
Former Eastern New Mexico University pitcher Gabe DeHoyos recently got a brief taste of life just below the bigs when he...
Cannon support money budgeted
June 16th, 2005
Only $350,000 of the $500,000 of taxpayer money pledged to save Cannon Air Force Base has been budgeted so far, Clovis City Manager Joe Thomas said on Thursday.
Fiscal responsibility is at the heart...
Livestock ID system in testing
June 16th, 2005
Branding has long identified a farm animal’s owner. Now New Mexico ranching industry leaders are finding ways to track their animals with advances in technology, such as the National Identification...
Commission votes to rename street Cesar Chavez Drive
June 16th, 2005
A resounding cheer took over at Thursday’s city commission meeting after the board unanimously voted to rename Jefferson Street to Cesar Chavez Drive.
In attendance were several of the Bella Vista...
Local applies to be state’s secretary of higher education
June 16th, 2005
Clovis Community College President Beverlee McClure is one of 13 who applied to be the state’s first secretary of higher education.
New Mexico Tech President Dan Lopez, chairman of the search commi...
Congress should get serious about nuclear energy
June 16th, 2005
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is urging his congressional colleagues and President Bush to get serious about curbing not only global warming but also porkbarrel spending. One excellent way to do both is...
Time to get back into the swim of things
June 16th, 2005
I love water and I’m having a big splash this summer getting back into the swim of things.
Water is one of my greatest weaknesses. I dream of water, in some form or another, almost every night. I...
Touching base with Dad on Father’s Day
June 16th, 2005
Father’s Day is Sunday. Will you be touching base with your dad?
You know we all have thoughts of our fathers, good and bad.
My relationship with my father was full of ups and downs. I was riding...
Dutton, Pauline
June 16th, 2005
Pauline Dutton
Services:Have been held.
Mrs. Pauline Dutton, 58, of Clovis, died Wednesday, June 15, 2005, at her home.
She was born on May 19, 1947, in Portales, to George and Ruth Taylor.
...
June 17-18, 2005
June 16th, 2005
FRIDAY
Disabled American Veterans #6 Bingo — 7 p.m., 220 West 4th Street, Clovis. Details: 762-5335.
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Corner Stone Group — 6:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, T...
Base supporters like reception in Washington
June 16th, 2005
The push to save Cannon Air Force Base moved to Washington this week, as community leaders and paid consultants presented their case to save the air base.
Originally scheduled for one hour, the Wedne...
Student publication policy faces revision
June 16th, 2005
It is a question that Clovis High School English teacher Carol Singletary poses to many of her students: If a story is published, who will it help and who will it hurt?
As an adviser for the student...
Quay wavers on pipeline project
June 16th, 2005
PORTALES —The Ute Water pipeline project is in danger of losing another partner.
Quay County Manager Terry Turner on Wednesday said the county more than likely will opt out of the project. Turner s...
Monster trucks coming to fairgrounds
June 16th, 2005
Joe Cypher grew up in Reno, Nev., playing with Hot Wheels and little plastic Army men — two things that have most influenced his life. He was once an Army Ranger, and now Hot Wheels has a toy modele...
New Mexico land commissioner visits Elida
June 16th, 2005
ELIDA — New Mexico’s land commissioner visited Elida on Wednesday to speak about the incoming Padoma Wind Energy plant south of the community.
“Not only is this a prime opportunity for the indu...
Support program holding advocate info session
June 16th, 2005
Those interested in helping abused children can attend an info session tonight to learn what it means to be a court appointed special advocate.
According to a press release from the CASA program, vol...
Reporter's notebook: Business owner donating flags
June 16th, 2005
A Clovis business owner said he is donating about 400 minature American flags to the area effort to keep Cannon Air Force Base open.
Steve Deleon of Sports Angle said he hopes the flags will be use...
Holding funds only way to fix United Nations
June 16th, 2005
Yet another report is due this week evaluating the performance of the United Nations, the international body plagued by scandal over the misuse of funds related to the Iraq oil-for-food program, which...
6/16 Letters to the editor
June 16th, 2005
Dairy Farmers officer: Story was wrong
We were deeply troubled by your June 7 article about Dairy Farmers of America (DFA). It was completely incorrect and misrepresented DFA’s source, Walter...
Love studied through economic analogy
June 16th, 2005
A University of New Mexico professor is trying to figure out love. And that’s good, because love is pretty much a mystery to half the people on the planet, basically the half that are men.
You just...
Encinias, Abelino
June 16th, 2005
Abelino Encinias
Services: Have been held.
Abelino Encinias, 68, of Sacatosa, died Tuesday, June 14, 2005 in Sacatosa.
He was born on Jan. 27, 1937, in San Geronimo, to Manuel and Eumelia Enc...
June 16, 2005
June 15th, 2005
TODAY
AARP Meeting — 9:45 a.m. Wells Fargo Bank, 223 N. Main Street, 2nd floor. Information: 763-5814.
Alzheimer’s Support Group — Information call Cathy Murphy (505) 624-1552...
ENMU rodeo athletes fail to score
June 15th, 2005
CASPER, Wyo. — Eastern New Mexico University seniors Dusty Higgins and James Gililland did not score in third-go performances Tuesday night in the College National Finals Rodeo, and now must wait to...
6/16 Ticket Calendar
June 15th, 2005
All times Mountain
Clovis
Monster Truck Show — Gates open at 6 p.m. Meet and Greet from 6:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. Show begins at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Curry County Fairgrounds.
Clovis Juneteenth E...
Honoring past, moving on to future
June 15th, 2005
For more than 10 years, Clovis has been celebrating Juneteenth, an event that began in Texas to commemorate the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of slavery in America.
Juneteenth celebrates Afric...
Ticket process for BRAC hearing finalized
June 15th, 2005
Guidelines for next week’s Base Realignment and Closure Commission hearing in Clovis have been cemented by local leaders, who have set strict guidelines for public appearance and conduct at the meet...
Board changing meeting schedule
June 15th, 2005
The 7 p.m. school board meeting, scheduled twice a month, have caused School Board Member Max Best to miss more than one of his son’s basketball games. The board hopes to soon curb time conflicts li...
Higgins improves in bull riding
June 14th, 2005
CASPER, Wyo. — Eastern New Mexico University senior Dusty Higgins won the second-go in bull riding competing with a score of 79 on Tuesday in the College National Finals rodeo to move into a tie for...
Governor continues meeting with BRAC commissioners
June 14th, 2005
Gov. Bill Richardson and Hanson Scott, director of the state Office for Military Base Planning and Support, plan more meetings with Base Realignment and Closure Commission members.
They will meet tod...
Alaska mobilizes to save Eielson AFB
June 14th, 2005
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Lots of people around Fairbanks worry about the economic fallout if the Pentagon pulls more than 2,800 airmen and 3,300 dependents from Eielson Air Force Base. Benny Lin would ta...
Salmonella cases linked to single New Mexico hatchery
June 14th, 2005
Seventeen cases of salmonella poisoning in the Southwest since April have been linked to a single New Mexico hatchery, according to the New Mexico Department of Health.
Department of Health Public In...
Farwell burying centennial time capsule
June 14th, 2005
FARWELL — A container the size of an oil barrel will harbor a time capsule to commemorate the community’s 100th anniversary.
The time capsule will be buried in the city park July 30 during Border...
Portales’ Heritage Days has variety of events, family fun
June 14th, 2005
PORTALES — Whether people want to play poker riding a motorcycle or watch competitors carry 50-pound peanut bags and hurdle obstacles, the 2005 Heritage Days in Portales will offer many activities f...
Portales to provide buses to June hearing in Clovis
June 14th, 2005
PORTALES — At least 16 buses will be on hand June 24 to take Portales residents to the Base Realignment and Closure Commission hearing in Clovis, according to the Portales “Operation Keep Cannon...
KENW-TV tele-auction deemed success
June 14th, 2005
PORTALES — Bid they did, as viewers helped KENW-TV raise $65,000 during its 29th annual tele-auction which ran June 6 through last Saturday
“We upped our dollars per hour by a thousand,” Said S...
Foreign aid could negate incentive for reform
June 14th, 2005
The agreement among the world’s economically developed countries, called the G-8 countries, to forgive more than $40 billion in debt owed by some of the world’s poorest countries to international...
6/15 Letters to the editor
June 14th, 2005
Minutemen project not racist endeavor
It would seem that a moderate form of intelligence is required to assume the presidency of an organization such as the League of United Latin American Citi...
Travesties won’t end until people act
June 14th, 2005
We were in Poland talking about Africa. It seemed fitting.
Last month, I joined an interfaith pilgrimage to the killing places of the Holocaust years, a handful of the sites where homosexuals were sl...
Moralez, Lawrence
June 14th, 2005
Lawrence Moralez
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Lawrence “Moe” Moralez, 42, of Clovis, died Saturday, June 11, 2005, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born on Aug. 10, 19...
June 15, 2005
June 14th, 2005
WEDNESDAY
Commodities Distribution — 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Friendship Senior Center, 901 W. 13th Street. For persons age 50 and above. Information: 763-3431.
Amateur Radio Club — 7 p.m...
Fathers important to everyone
June 14th, 2005
Note: This column was originally written in January, 2000, but maybe it will be a blessing for Father’s Day, 2005.
It’s been just a little over twenty-four hours since I got word that the kindest...
Utah base watching closely what happens with Cannon
June 14th, 2005
The future of Cannon Air Force Base is being watched closely even beyond eastern New Mexico and West Texas.
Six Air Force bases across the United States stand to inherit F-16 fighter jets if Cannon i...
Clovis plans big reception for BRAC officials
June 14th, 2005
Roy Seay, vice president of Clovis National Bank, will not be in his office on June 24. He will be on the streets of Clovis. And so will his employees. The bank will be closed until noon because, for...
Commissioner wants Cannon land if closed
June 14th, 2005
SANTA FE — The state’s land commissioner said Monday he would take action to regain state trust lands in eastern New Mexico if Cannon Air Force Base is closed.
State Land Commissioner Patrick Lyo...
Clovis native helps woman in distress
June 14th, 2005
Duke Younger boarded Southwest Airlines flight 533 on June 6 in Dallas on his way to Albuquerque for business.
Little did he know just outside of Lubbock, he would aid in perhaps saving the life of...
Peaslee, Wilma F.
June 14th, 2005
Wilma F. Peaslee
Services: Have been held.
Wilma F. Peaslee, 79, of Phoenix, died Thursday, June 2, 2005, in Phoenix.
She was born on Nov. 15, 1926, to Jessie and Callie Miller Rierson. She m...
Calendar 6/14
June 14th, 2005
TUESDAY
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Corner Stone Group — 6:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Open to people with alcohol problems. Sacred Heart School, 921 Merriwether, room 6. Info...
Guantanamo Bay Koran treatment vile, untolerable
June 14th, 2005
Just suppose you were downtown and came upon a man standing in front of the Hotel Clovis systematically destroying Bibles.
Maybe he’d be burning them, one by one. Or tearing them to pieces with his...
Writer delves into racial, social trends
June 14th, 2005
Let’s say, just for the sake of argument, that there are some intelligent people out there who have never read anything by Thomas Sowell.
(I know, I know, the chances are remote, but work with me...
Government, religion should stay apart
June 14th, 2005
During the Q&A after a recent presentation I made to a Rotary club about the meaning of the Declaration of Independence, I was asked whether I believe what the Pledge of Allegiance states about “und...
ENMU's Bennett, Gililland compete in CNFR
June 13th, 2005
CASPER, Wyo. — Eastern New Mexico University sophomore Brittany Bennett and senior James Gililland were in the top 10 in their events after Monday’s first-go in the College National Finals Rodeo a...
Greenwalt heading for Korea
June 13th, 2005
LUBBOCK — While she hopes for another shot at the WNBA, Clovis High and Texas Tech graduate Cisti Greenwalt is getting ready to ply her trade in South Korea.
The 6-foot-5 Greenwalt gained a spot in...
Beat it: Jackson acquitted of all charges
June 13th, 2005
SANTA MARIA, Calif. — A jury acquitted Michael Jackson on Monday of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor at his Neverland ranch — exonerating the pop star who insisted he was the victim of mot...
Hound doesn't score at CNFR
June 12th, 2005
CASPER, Wyo. — Eastern New Mexico’s Dusty Higgins did not receive a score in the first go-round of the bull riding competition on Sunday at the College National Finals Rodeo.
Only 12 of 35 compe...
Reform more important than government power
June 12th, 2005
As President Bush would have it, the choice is simple. Either Congress renews the USA Patriot Act intact, with all the new powers for government now scheduled to “sunset” at the end of year and a...
Dogs, kids, drive-ins not good mix
June 12th, 2005
When I was bringing home $90 a week to feed a family of five, I experienced an illuminating event in my life. It should be noted that I also supported a pack of five dogs, a cigar addiction, and an an...
Plan adopted to study retirement changes
June 12th, 2005
The Defense Advisory Committee on Military Compensation has adopted an “action plan” to study private-sector-like changes to military pay and retirement, the kind that Defense Secretary Donald Rum...
June 13, 2005
June 12th, 2005
MONDAY
Clovis Quilters’ Club — 1 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church. Open to all quilters, beginners to advanced. Information: 763-8365.
Pilot Club Meeting — 5:45 p.m. Board meeti...
Death penalty rarely holds up against appeals
June 11th, 2005
The 9th Judicial District Attorney’s office announced Tuesday prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Jerry Fuller and Stanley Bedford, who are accused of kidnapping and killing an elderly P...
United Way officials say closure would hit volunteer agencies hard
June 11th, 2005
Joyce Davis’ letter underscoring the impact of Cannon Air Force Base in eastern New Mexico is currently on a postal trail to the Pentagon.
In particular, the coordinator for the Curry and Roosevelt...
Governor continues to push for Cannon
June 11th, 2005
Gov. Bill Richardson spent this weekend trying to persuade members of the federal Base Realignment and Closure Commission to keep Cannon Air Force Base open.
“I will continue to go anywhere and do...
Local schools among 93 playing in ENMU camps
June 11th, 2005
PORTALES — A total of 93 teams are expected for Eastern New Mexico University’s summer basketball camps, scheduled to begin today at Greyhound Arena.
ENMU men’s basketball coach and camp direct...
Association passes resolution in support of Cannon effort
June 11th, 2005
The New Mexico Association of Counties unanimously passed a resolution in support of the Curry and Roosevelt County government entities’ efforts to keep Cannon Air Force Base open.
The 33 NMAC mem...
Former exotic dancer graduates from law enforcement academy
June 11th, 2005
TUCUMCARI — Vivian Martinez, the former exotic dancer who won an $80,000 lawsuit settlement against the Tucumcari Police Department in August, has graduated from the Southeastern New Mexico Law Enfo...
Terrorist case needs to be handled with care
June 11th, 2005
If it all pans out, it looks as if federal authorities are doing it right in Lodi, Calif. FBI agents arrested Hamid Hayat, 22, and his father Umer Hayat, and detained three other Pakistani-Americans s...
6/12 Letters to the editor
June 11th, 2005
Troops at Okinawa should come home
An article in Monday’s CNJ reported how Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is meeting with Japanese officials to discuss the deployment of U.S. forces in Jap...
Cannon deserves second look from BRAC
June 11th, 2005
Editor's note: During her June 3 visit to Clovis to discuss Cannon Air Force Base being on the Base Realignment and Closure list, U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson, R-N.M., made the following points ab...
Short-handed Cats swept in Hobbs
June 11th, 2005
HOBBS — The Clovis Wildcats’ first road venture in summer league baseball wasn’t a pleasant one.
Hobbs made quick work of the short-handed Cats, run-ruling them in both ends of the West Texas B...
Eastern trio competing in CNFR
June 11th, 2005
Three members of the Eastern New Mexico University rodeo program have made their way to Casper, Wyo., this weekend for the College National Finals Rodeo.
Competition begins today and wraps up Saturda...
6/12 Court Dispositions
June 11th, 2005
The following criminal dispositions were filed in 9th Judicial District Court:
• Louis Tenorio, 40, pleaded guilty to aggravated fleeing a law enforcement officer, possession of a controlled...
Cops and courts: Officer graduates from academy with distinction
June 11th, 2005
A Clovis police officer graduated Wednesday with the Distinguished Honor Graduate Award from the Southeastern New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy in Hobbs.
Christopher Ray Lopez was hired onto the for...
6/12 Agriculture Digest
June 11th, 2005
DPNM holding annual trade show
Dairy Producers of New Mexico Annual Convention/ Trade Show is Friday and Saturday in Ruidoso.
Dairy Producers of New Mexico is a grassroots agriculture associat...
Cox, Sylvia R.
June 11th, 2005
Sylvia Cox
Services: No services will be held.
Sylvia R. Cox, 73, of Clovis, died Thursday, June 9, 2005, at Laurel Ridge Healthcare in Clovis.
She was born on July 10, 1931, in Holden, Mass....
June 12, 2005
June 11th, 2005
SUNDAY
AARP/55 ALIVE Driver Safety Program — 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. each day. Next class scheduled for June 21 and 22. Clovis Community College, Room 103. Pre-registration is suggested. Cost is $10...
God plays big part in modern medicine
June 11th, 2005
My sister Susie lives in Rochester, Minn., where she has made friends with a wonderful lady.
While caroling two Christmases ago at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester with some other volunteers, Susi...
Amos 6-10
June 11th, 2005
Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, unable to use the keyboard shift keys and unschooled in the art of punctuation.
a trek across texas
boss do you ever get so wrapped
up in the busy-nes...
6/12 Honors, Reunions, Organizations
June 10th, 2005
Honors
Schumpert
Wade Schumpert of Clovis has been named to the Dean’s List at Lubbock Christian University for the spring semester of 2005.
To qualify for the list, students must be taking a mini...
6/12 Senior Calendar
June 10th, 2005
La Casa Senior Center
1120 Cameo St.
Monday: 9:30 — Blood pressure checks; 10 a.m. — Health insurance benefits assistance information.
Tuesday: 10:30 — Indoor exercise; 11 a.m. — Nominatio...
6/12 Anniversaries
June 10th, 2005
Gaedke
Billy and Phyllis Gaedke of Clovis celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 28, 2005.
The couple was married on May 28, 1955, in Lincoln, Neb. He is retired from the U.S. Air Force. She...
6/12 Engagements
June 10th, 2005
Sharpe/McGee
Grant McGee and Gail Sharpe, both of Clovis, announce their approaching marriage.
The couple will exchange vows on the Summer Solstice at St. George Island in Apalachicola, Fla.
The rece...
Clovis survived railroad office closing
June 10th, 2005
O n Nov. 18, 1987, Santa Fe
Railroad spokesman Richard
Hall announced the division offices in Clovis and La Junta, Colo., would shut down and consolidate in Albuquerque during the latter half of 19...
Stuck in the bone zone
June 10th, 2005
It’s Georgia O’Keefe’s fault I
have dead things in my
yard. Mind you it’s not like I have rotting corpses and half-decayed brain clumps lounging about, but I have a fine collection of molder...
Clovis student sees future in forensics
June 10th, 2005
It began as bonding time — a chance for a single mother to spend time with her teenage daughter. But now it has blossomed into a potential career.
In July, Gattis Junior High School graduate Amand...
Industries challenge state water rules
June 10th, 2005
SANTA FE — Mining, oil and gas, homebuilders and ranchers are challenging new state regulations that could let New Mexico adopt water quality rules that are more stringent than the federal ones.
Th...
In tribute: Former store owner remembered as good-natured
June 10th, 2005
Ray Anaya first met Raymond Sena at the American Legion Post 25 more than 30 years ago.
Anaya, who recently became engaged to Sena’s cousin, Barbara, found himself suspended by his shirt collar, be...
State senators meet with BRAC commissioner
June 10th, 2005
A member of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission assured New Mexico’s two senators Thursday that data behind the Pentagon’s decision to recommend the closure of Cannon Air Force Base would...
Senate issuing subpoenas for Pentagon data
June 10th, 2005
WASHINGTON — A Senate committee issued subpoenas to the Pentagon on Tuesday asking for more information on the decisions to shut down military installations.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, the chairw...
Cutback decision necessary, healthy part of business
June 10th, 2005
One of the common responses to news that General Motors is slashing its work force by 25,000 — bringing it down to about 125,000 blue-collar and white-collar workers — is that GM is a victim of fo...
Compadres make for big, happy family
June 10th, 2005
My daughter Laura has a new set of godparents, or a new madrina and padrino, as we call them. And in the process, I guess I’ve got myself a new set of compadres.
Last Sunday, my uncle and aunt, Man...
Vacations are break from everyday chores
June 10th, 2005
Are you planning a vacation this summer?
This afternoon, if all goes according to plan, I will roll east out of Clovis and be off on the first two-week vacation I have ever had.
I needed two weeks t...
McDonald, Verna
June 10th, 2005
Verna McDonald
Services: Have been held.
Verna Bell McDonald, 78, died Sunday, June 5, 2005, at Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas, Nev.
She was born Aug. 25, 1926, in Quanah, Texas.
She had work...
June 10, 2005
June 10th, 2005
FRIDAY
Disabled American Veterans #6 Bingo — 7 p.m., 220 West 4th Street, Clovis. Details: 762-5335.
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Corner Stone Group — 6:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday,...
Clovis splits with Levelland
June 9th, 2005
Cade Wheeler tossed a three-hit shutout and got plenty of offensive support from his teammates as Clovis rolled to a 16-0 win over Levelland, Texas, in West Texas Baseball League action Thursday night...
Girls battle for state seed at Lil’ Custom Classic
June 9th, 2005
Tony Cordova is in for a busy weekend.
Cordova has two teams in the fourth annual Lil’ Custom Classic slow-pitch softball tournament at Guy Leeder Complex — one in girls 16-and-under and another...
The answer for a weak chin
June 9th, 2005
A gentleman by the name of Maynard Good Stoddard wrote an article recently for The Saturday Evening Post which my brother, for some reason, sent my way. It is entitled, “To Beard or Not To Beard.”...
Sena, Raymond
June 9th, 2005
Raymond Sena
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Clovis.
Raymond Orlin “Ray” Sena, 65, Clovis, died Friday, June 3, 2005, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clo...
Program aimed at reducing water demands
June 9th, 2005
New Mexican-American Water Co. is teaming up with Clovis’ Water Conservation Advisory Committee on a public awareness program aimed at reducing demands for water over the summer months.
The water c...
Reporter's notebook: Recent bill declares July 23 ‘National Day of t...
June 9th, 2005
It’s time to pull up those boot straps and sharpen those spurs, for July 23 is declared “National Day of the American Cowboy.”
A bill cosponsored by U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M, which recent...
‘Territorial House’ taking place of Roosevelt restaurant
June 9th, 2005
The Portales downtown area will be alive again after 5 p.m. this summer with the opening of a new restaurant.
The Territorial House, which will open in the old Roosevelt restaurant location, will off...
More communities supporting Cannon
June 9th, 2005
Clovis and Portales are not the only communities trying to keep Cannon Air Force Base open.
Portales Mayor Orlando Ortega and Clovis Mayor David Lansford traveled to Amarillo on Monday to talk about...
Cooperative efforts good for environmentalists
June 9th, 2005
The past two fire seasons have shown the devastating consequences of letting our Southwestern forests become overgrown. Now we’re about to see the fiscal impact of this legacy of mismanagement, incl...
State police department lacks discipline
June 9th, 2005
Speeding down U.S. Highway 70, I glanced into the rear-view mirror and saw the red lights. Red lights are pretty on a Christmas tree. If you are going 72 in a 65 mph zone, they are about as welcome as...
Liberals preaching victimhood, paranoia
June 9th, 2005
If you listened to the rhetoric of black politicians and civil rights leaders, dating back to the Reagan years, you would have been convinced that surely by now black Americans would be back on the pl...
Clovis schools superintendent makes changes in ranks
June 9th, 2005
Rhonda Seidenwurm has been Clovis schools superintendent since June 1, but already she has made changes in the ranks.
The retirement of Lonnie Leslie, assistant superintendent of business and operati...
6/9 Education Digest
June 9th, 2005
Program offers college experience
Kids will have a chance to attend college this summer through a program offered by Eastern New Mexico University. The program, running from July 6-29, hold dai...
Lopez, Wilfred
June 9th, 2005
Wilfred Lopez
Services: Have been held.
Wilfred David "Freddy" Lopez, 40, of Santa Rosa, died Sunday, June 5, 2005, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born on June 26, 1964, in Clo...
June 9, 2005
June 8th, 2005
TODAY
Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts — Leaders roundtable. Cub Scout and Boy Scout leaders. 7 p.m. Faith Christian Family Church, 3401 N. Norris, Clovis.
MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) ...
Marshall coach setting sights on Boston Marathon
June 8th, 2005
Although Marshall Junior High coach and teacher Jason Hennessy has completed only two marathon races, the 24-year-old Albuquerque native is on track in his desire to qualify for next year’s Boston M...
Former PGA player to be here Saturday
June 8th, 2005
After 22 years on the PGA Tour, Lovington native Ronnie Black was ready to get back to his roots.
A two-time winner on the Tour, Black will be in Clovis all day on Saturday giving golf lessons on an...
County OKs events center plan
June 8th, 2005
When Paul Barnes imagines a special events center on the east side of the Curry County Fairgrounds, he envisions a sea of problems.
“The east side is too congested,” said Barnes, who traced the i...
DA seeks death penalty in case of Portales couple
June 8th, 2005
The 9th Judicial District Attorney’s office will seek the death penalty against two men accused of killing an elderly Portales couple earlier this year.
Jerry Fuller and Stanley Bedford are accused...
ENMU's Moore third-team All-American
June 7th, 2005
PORTALES — Despite a .413 batting average that was just short of the school single-season record, Eastern New Mexico University’s Bryan Moore maintains he wasn’t anticipating a lot in the way of...
Portales man saves wife from house fire
June 7th, 2005
PORTALES — A Portales man saved his wife from a fire which destroyed the interior of their house in the early morning hours on Tuesday.
Bill Machen, 62, and Faye Machen, 58, of Portales, escaped t...
Disability doesn’t slow roper down
June 7th, 2005
Roping cattle may be nothing new in West Texas — but doing it with only one arm, like David Bishop does, could be something to write the homestead about.
The Parmer County resident does not rope on...
Court ruling setback for property rights
June 7th, 2005
The U.S. Supreme Court, ruling last month in Lingle v. Chevron USA, made it more difficult for property owners to battle rent control and other government takings. We hope the court’s unanimous deci...
MP3s won’t be death of music industry
June 7th, 2005
And so the conversation went on my phone one evening, as I spoke with a friend I hadn’t talked to for about two months.
“So,” she queried, “do you have a girlfriend right now?”
I answered,...
Conservative lifestyle brooks no ‘alternative’
June 7th, 2005
Is it just me, or does the mayor seem conflicted?
Granted, James West has a lot to be conflicted about. Last month, the Spokane Spokesman-Review reported it had caught the city’s chief executive, a...
Hathorn , James
June 7th, 2005
James Hathorn
Services: Have been held.
James Olen Hathorn, 70, of Clovis, died Monday, June 6, 2005, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born on March 10, 1935, in Apple Sp...
June 8, 2005
June 7th, 2005
TODAY
Amateur Radio Club — 7 p.m., Clovis Community College, Building 206. Information: 742-2415.
TB Testing — 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. La Casa Family Health Center, 1521 West 13th St...
Stone, Sara
June 7th, 2005
Sara Stone
Services: Have been held.
Sara Elizabeth “Saby” Gordon Stone, 79, of Roswell, died Tuesday, May 31, 2005, in Roswell.
She was born on Feb. 27, 1926, in Floyd.
She graduated fr...
Powell , Pat
June 7th, 2005
Pat Powell
Services: Have been held.
Pat Powell, 65, of Clovis, died Wednesday, June 1, 2005, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on Oct. 29, 1939, in Clovis, to J.V. a...
Dominguez, Guillermo
June 7th, 2005
Guillermo Dominguez
Services: Have been held.
Guillermo “Roberto” Dominguez, 69, of Las Vegas, N.M., and formerly of Clovis, died Saturday, May 28, 2005, at the Albuquerque Regional Medic...
Events center plan up for vote
June 7th, 2005
An impassioned two-page letter arrived in the hands of the Curry County Commissioner Kathryn Tate in March 2004.
The letter, written by director for Miss Rodeo New Mexico Wilma Fulgham, outlined con...
Area officials find flaws in BRAC data
June 7th, 2005
The Department of Defense has released information about specific criteria used in the compilation of its Base Realignment and Closure lists.
Information, available for download on www.brac.gov, incl...
Fireworks show short on money
June 7th, 2005
The annual “Smoke on the Water” July 4th fireworks celebration is only a little more than halfway funded as of Monday, a press release from the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce said.
The s...
Clovis police crackdown nets 40 arrests
June 7th, 2005
A Clovis Police Department operation that focused on gang members and repeat criminal offenders resulted in 40 arrests Friday and Saturday, according to a department press release.
The operation was...
French, Pauline
June 7th, 2005
Pauline French
Services: Have been held.
Pauline Harding French, 80, of Amarillo, died Monday, June 6, 2005, at Palo Duro Care Center in Canyon, Texas.
She was born on July 15, 1924, in Oklaho...
Magazine won’t help U.S-Arab relations
June 7th, 2005
“Real Men Moisturize.” So begins an article on “Sharp Dressed Men” that appeared in a State Department funded magazine aimed at youth in the Arab world. The magazine, called ‘Hi’ is publis...
People can improve without Big Brother
June 7th, 2005
A while back Bill Cosby made news for chiding black parents for not being responsible enough with their kids’ education. Stop buying them huge speakers, start buying them books, he urged.
This mad...
Testing won’t solve high school steroid problem
June 7th, 2005
W hen you hear about a steroid problem on the professional level, one of the first concerns is how long will it take for this problem to trickle down to high school sports. Athletes like to emulate ot...
Clovis High pair sign with Midland College
June 7th, 2005
MIDLAND, Texas — Midland College men’s basketball coach Grant McCasland announced that Clovis High School graduates Tigg Bunton and Dominique Easterlin have signed national letters of intent with...
June best month by far — for me, anyway
June 6th, 2005
June is my lucky month. It has Father’s Day, my wedding anniversary, and my birthday all rolled into one long cigar. I’ve always held June in high esteem.
One thing that makes me feel so good abo...
Two initiatives open to help injured vets
June 6th, 2005
Service members and veterans severely injured in Iraq and Afghanistan have inspired two new initiatives to help them and their families through difficult times.
The first is a call center, with its t...
Representative could be solid, independent voice
June 6th, 2005
If political and security conditions are met in Iraq in the next few months, such as a written constitution, America could see lower troop levels as early as next year, predicted Dana Rohrabacher, a C...
Letters 6/5
June 6th, 2005
Cannon committee needs to play politics
In essence, the Base Realignment and Closure process is a divide-and-conquer scenario.
While eastern New Mexico residents rally around Cannon Air Forc...
Fishing more than bait, hooks, says derby director
June 6th, 2005
Fishing can be much more than hooking up a squirmy worm and whaling it in the lake — especially for those who plan to take part in Saturday’s Kids All-American Fishing Derby, according to derby di...
Local athletes compete at national meet
June 5th, 2005
The Great Southwest Track & Field Classic in Albuquerque over the weekend was special, in itself, for the quality of athletes invited. Many of the top high school athletes of the past school year comp...
Youth groups protest tobacco ads
June 4th, 2005
A woman on horseback whipped around the Curry County Mounted Patrol Arena on Friday night, the U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. flag she held flapping almost regally in the wind.
As a sponsor of the Pione...
Candidates named for judicial seat
June 4th, 2005
The names of the four candidates for a new judicial seat in the 9th Judicial were released Friday by officials at the University of New Mexico law school after the application process closed.
They ar...
Cops and courts: De Baca probable cause hearing set
June 4th, 2005
A probable cause hearing to determine if allegations against De Baca County Sheriff Gary Graves warrant a recall election is June 20-22 in Fort Sumner, according to district court officials.
The orig...
6/5 Court Dispositions
June 4th, 2005
The following criminal dispositions were filed in 9th Judicial District Court:
• Moses Estraca, 31, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering, aggravated burglary (armed after entering), aggravated a...
6/5 Agriculture Digest
June 4th, 2005
State resubmits TB-free application
The New Mexico Livestock Board submitted a second request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture last week for a bovine tuberculosis-free status for the state...
DFA farmers back Cannon effort
June 4th, 2005
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., have joined “Operation Keep Cannon,” a grassroots campaign to keep Cannon Air Force Base, according to a DFA press release.
“DFA’s dairy farmers don’t want t...
D-Day anniversary time to remember forgotten fallen
June 4th, 2005
A savage enemy, a dark time of war, a need for hopes and prayers and a fight for liberty and security.
While these were the feelings of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II, we could apply...
6/5 Letters to the editor
June 4th, 2005
What’s a drink of water worth?
Eldred Noble
Clovis
Clovis should remember to fly flag in June
Annually, Americans coast to coast stop for a moment at 5 p.m. (MDT) on June 14 to say simulta...
Stem cell advocates base argument on myth
June 4th, 2005
By now, we all know the crucial question about embryonic stem cell research. Advocates have put it plainly: Should we let unused frozen embryos residing in fertility clinics be dumped down the drain ...
McClure, Talin
June 4th, 2005
Talin McClure
Services: Have been held.
Talin Jacob McClure, 2, of Clovis, died Wednesday, June 1, 2005.
He was born Jan. 12, 2003, in Clovis, to Harry Edward and Tina Marie Davies McClure.
F...
June 5, 2005
June 4th, 2005
SUNDAY
AARP/55 ALIVE Driver Safety Program — 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. each day. Next class scheduled for June 21 and 22. Clovis Community College, Room 103. Pre-registration is suggested. Cost is $10...
6/2 Ticket Calendar
June 4th, 2005
All times Mountain
Clovis
Pioneer Days — Friday and Saturday. Various events and locations. Information: 763-3435, www.clovisnm.org.
Little Buckaroo Rodeo at Mounted Patrol Arena — Today, Friday a...
Do you believe in magic
June 4th, 2005
It may be a bunny or a magic book that Jamie O’Hara will pull out of his magician’s hat Friday when the Portales Public Library kicks-off its summer reading program.
O’Hara, who calls himself ...
New Mexico allows for development of novice green thumb
June 3rd, 2005
The only garden I ever grew in New York was the mold that sprouted in the back of the fridge on the vegetable lasagna.
Either that, or the green stuff that budded between shower tiles on Avenue C.
...
Recipient of Clovis’ first burial up for debate
June 3rd, 2005
Five single brothers were the first settlers in what is now Clovis.
Alfred Liebelt, the oldest brother of the Liebelt brothers, came from Bunzlau, Germany, to America at the turn of the 20th century...
Gestures maintain romance
June 3rd, 2005
I n the spirit of the day, which is our sixth anniversary, I want to go back to one of my favorite subjects — romance and the art of keeping it alive and green.
If you are married or permanent wi...
Another feed firm to use cheese plant byproducts
June 3rd, 2005
Southwest Cheese continues to attract new ventures.
A Texas-based firm has reached an agreement with Southwest Cheese to purchase a cheese-processing by-product called whey to be used in animal feed....
Commission approves pay raise
June 3rd, 2005
City employees will receive a little more than half of a pay raise package outlined in April by city management.
City officials said the uncertainty presented by Cannon Air Force Base’s appearance...
Doctor part of long line of practitioners
June 3rd, 2005
When his son was hit by a car, his leg smashed in several places, Dr. Allan Haynes Sr., a general surgeon with a orthopedic specialty, mended the wounds of his eldest with his own hands. The little bo...
Scout refurbishing park to earn Eagle Scout badge
June 3rd, 2005
Ryan Waters’ goal is to refurbish Pocket Park, a small niche between Hotel Clovis and the Chamber of Commerce, in time for Saturday’s annual Pioneer Days Parade on Main Street.
Waters, 13, is usi...
State promotes fishing with annual event
June 3rd, 2005
The New Mexico Game Commission’s annual free fishing day is Saturday when residents and non-residents can fish public waters with no license or habitat stamp required.
“It lets the people themse...
Memorial to Navajo Long Walk to be dedicated near Fort Sumner
June 3rd, 2005
The forced relocation of the Navajo and Apache people to the Bosque Redondo, a crumbling internment camp located in Fort Sumner, began in 1862. The grueling 350-mile march is now known as the Navajo L...
Women’s conference offers spiritual journey
June 3rd, 2005
In 1963, an 11-year-old girl stood on the front steps of her Corpus Christi home and cried, clutching her Chihuahua. She had just witnessed her father strangle her mother to death and then fire a 32-c...
6/3 amos: a rodeo comes to bugtussle
June 3rd, 2005
Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t work the capital shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks – except dashes and hyphens.
a...
Sin of pride greatest detriment to any Christian
June 3rd, 2005
Summer is upon us and church camp is part of the warm-months experience. I’ve had some requests to retell this story. There is something about church camp in the wilderness where impressions are ma...
French rejection of EU constitution all for good
June 3rd, 2005
It wasn’t exactly the French Revolution, but French voters’ decision Sunday to reject the European Union constitution is as revolutionary an action as one might find in Europe these days. It’s a...
Late-learning Spanish not easy as ABC
June 3rd, 2005
I guess I was destined to learn to speak Spanish late in life like many gringos.
I read last week that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and three other guys who want his job have been busy learn...
Coyotes reminder that West still wild
June 3rd, 2005
I’m not going to choose sides when it comes to ranchers and coyotes. That’s another one of those political hot potatoes. Let’s just say I admire the coyote for expanding its range despite being...
Naylor, Nelson
June 3rd, 2005
Nelson Naylor
Services: Have been held.
Nelson Naylor, 92, of Littlefield, Texas, died Wednesday, June 1, 2005, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born on April 21, 1913, in Porta...
June 3, 2005
June 3rd, 2005
FRIDAY
Disabled American Veterans #6 Bingo — 7 p.m., 220 West 4th Street, Clovis. Details: 762-5335.
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Corner Stone Group — 6:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, T...
Taylor, Ara
June 2nd, 2005
Ara Taylor
Services:Have been held.
Mrs. Ara May Taylor, 96, of Portales, died Friday, May 27, 2005, at Laurel Plains Nursing Center in Clovis.
She was born on Feb. 16, 1909, in Spiro, Indian...
Smith, Jack
June 2nd, 2005
Jack Smith
Services: Have been held.
Jack Lewis Smith, 65, of Clovis, died Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at his home.
He was born on May 26, 1939, in San Jon, to Paul Harvey and Ruthie Riley Smit...
Smith, Frances
June 2nd, 2005
Frances Smith
Services: Have been held.
Frances Estelle Brown Smith, 97, of Glencoe, Okla., formerly of Clovis, died Sunday, May 15, 2005, in Pawnee, Okla.
She was born on Nov. 30, 1907, in Au...
Smelley, Archie
June 2nd, 2005
Archie Smelley
Services:Have been held.
Archie “Short” Smelley, 92, of Clovis, died Saturday, May 28, 2005, at Laurel Ridge Healthcare in Clovis.
He was born on May 16, 1913, in Denton Co...
Everhart, Leo
June 2nd, 2005
Leo Everhart
Services: Have been held.
Leo Franklin Everhart, 78, died Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at his residence in Belleville, Kan.
He was born Feb. 5, 1927, in Belleville, Kan., to Frank an...
Connelly, Bert
June 2nd, 2005
Bert Connelly
Services: Have been held.
Bert E. Connelly, 79, of Artesia, died Friday, May 27, 2005, at his home.
He was born on July 28, 1925, in Atoka, Okla., to Herbert and Edna Usher Conn...
Byars, Gus
June 2nd, 2005
Gus Byars
Services: Have been held.
Gus Byars, 90, of Portales, died Thursday, May 26, 2005, at Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales.
He was born on Nov. 20, 1914, in Tucumcari, to Ma...
State congressman suggests national publicity campaign to aid Cannon f...
June 1st, 2005
A question posed by Congressman Steve Pearce made one local business owner think of the Oscar Mayer Weiner.
Specifically, Sid Strebeck envisioned the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile, or something equally r...
Yucca student makes it to second round of national spelling bee
June 1st, 2005
WASHINGTON — Clovis’ Zachary Gillooly spelled decoupage — the art of decorating surfaces by applying cutouts — without a hitch, but he did not advance beyond the second round of the 78th annua...
6/2 Education Digest
June 1st, 2005
CCC holding lifeguard training class
A lifeguard training class will be held at Clovis Community College on June 6-11, according to a CCC press release. The two-credit course will offer lifegua...
Portales business owner uneasy about BRAC
June 1st, 2005
PORTALES — One Portales business owner said he doubts his company would survive if Cannon Air Force Base closes.
George Combs, owner of Combs Electric, said he has 20 employees, and 18 of them are...
BRAC documents still under review
June 1st, 2005
Aides for New Mexico’s congressional delegation and others concerned with the Pentagon’s plans to close Cannon Air Force Base say it may be next week before they’re able to tell much about docum...
‘Deep Throat’ also great American hero
June 1st, 2005
Unless you were particularly devoted to the quest to identify Deep Throat, the Washington Post’s Watergate source, the name of W. Mark Felt Sr. probably was unfamiliar until it became headline news...
Teachers not substitute baby sitters
June 1st, 2005
Help me with this. At what point in our history did the kids take over New Mexico schools and reduce teachers to pandering servants?
Case in point. A friend invited to speak at Ruidoso High told me h...
Too much diversity hobbles police force
June 1st, 2005
Police departments must use race and sex preferences in hiring as a result of federal court consent decrees and political pressures. To meet these demands, many police departments have lowered, and in...
Haynes Sr., Dr. Allan L.
June 1st, 2005
Dr. Allan L. Haynes Sr.
Services: Have been held.
Dr. Allan L. Haynes Sr., 90, of Clovis, died Tuesday, May 31, 2005, at his home.
He was born Dec. 5, 1914, in Morgantown, Ky., to Alonzo Luc...
June 2, 2005
June 1st, 2005
TODAY
Strength Sisters — 7 p.m. First Methodist Church. Cancer support group for women. Details: 762-5167.
V.F.W. Auxiliary 3280 — 7 p.m., meeting at Post 3280. Details: 763-5044...
Pioneer Days Rodeo begins tonight
June 1st, 2005
Fifty bull riders, 64 barrel racers and 49 calf ropers. That’s just the beginning of a steady stream of cowboys and cowgirls that will go in and out of the Curry County Mounted Patrol Arena over the...
For Christians, forgiving is never optional
June 1st, 2005
The Apostle Peter once came to Jesus with a question: “Lord, how often do I have to forgive?” (Luke 18:21)
“Lord,” he seems to be saying, “I’m a reasonable man. I want to do the right thi...
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