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Engagements 8/1/04
July 31st, 2004
Richard and Phyllis Davidson of Clovis announce the engagement of their granddaughter, Amber Norton of Clovis, to Mikael Ouellette of Grandfalls, Canada, son of Marise Desrosiers and Allen Shannon of...
Underage sex videos land three adults in jail
July 31st, 2004
Three Clovis residents are in jail on charges stemming from a series of sexual encounters with three underage females. Authorities said the incidents, which involve prostitution, were videotaped and p...
Fahsholtz, Gulley help South take All-Star tilt
July 31st, 2004
ALBUQUERQUE — Not only did recent Clovis High grads Scott Fahsholtz and Steven Gulley finally got a chance to play side-by-side, but they helped the South dominate the second half of Friday’s 61st...
Wireless networking a booming business
July 31st, 2004
It used to be, just a few years back, that if there was a computer in a home, it was a unique situation.
Then the Internet went and got popular. All of a sudden people started flocking to stores to...
Customer service not to be faked
July 31st, 2004
Some things simply cannot be faked. They have to be a matter of heart. If there is no heart, there is no way to bluff your way through it.
Sports might be a good example. If you are just putting in...
Unregulated water usage a concern to citizens
July 31st, 2004
The Ute Water project wasn’t the only local water issue to come before last week’s meeting of a legislative interim committee.
On Thursday morning, two state representatives spoke to the Water an...
Calendar 8/1/04
July 31st, 2004
TODAY
AARP/55 ALIVE Driver Safety Program — Clovis Community College, Room 101, preregistration is necessary. Cost is $10 per person made payable to AARP/55 Alive; for pre-registration call Joe Urba...
Burlington Northern unsure if expansion will include Clovis
July 31st, 2004
FORT WORTH, Texas — Officials with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. said profit rose nearly 25 percent in the April-June period on record shipments and higher prices, and they will hire 2,300 new...
Homicide cases wait on DNA results
July 31st, 2004
A long wait for DNA evidence is a common point in Portales’ two homicide investigations.
Seven weeks after the June 14 stabbing death of Jorge Prado of Clovis, no murder charges have been filed and...
Cops & Courts
July 31st, 2004
A routine traffic stop early Friday morning led to the arrest of two Clovis men for armed robbery. A woman was also arrested on possession of firearm and fugitive from justice charges, area law enforc...
Police Blotter
July 31st, 2004
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police responded to the 3000 block of Horn on Wednesday in reference to a man who was chopping up a h...
Kerry’s campaign fails to connect with audience
July 31st, 2004
D emocratic presidential nominee John Kerry
had more than 50 minutes to make his case
to the public, and to show a more human side that even his supporters say is lacking, yet put in no better tha...
Water rate plan receives mixed reviews
July 31st, 2004
A recent Project: Reader Reaction question asked for commentary related to New Mexico American Water company’s plan to raise water rates. Some responses:
“IT REALLY DOESN’T MATTER. The rates wi...
Prerecorded programs ignore the news
July 31st, 2004
I was very disappointed in our emergency response (on Wednesday) night. It was 30 minutes after the “gustnado” was spotted before we even heard an alarm.
I was one of the spectators that spotted...
Athlete was inspiration to hold on to faith
July 30th, 2004
Sporting events are really in the news this summer. Lance Armstrong just won his sixth Tour de France. Within two weeks, the summer Olympics will begin in Athens. Preparations have been under way for...
Amos goes to new mouse city
July 30th, 2004
Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, who types by hurling himself at the keys, but he can’t operate the capital shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes.
...
Pastor exchanges for business suit for clergy cloth
July 29th, 2004
Although she’s a lifelong Lutheran, Pastor Bonita Knox never planned to enter the ministry as a young girl. In fact, before going to seminary she worked in mortgage banking dealing with defaults.
...
Test reveals Zias' coach has cancer
July 29th, 2004
ALBUQUERQUE — A pathology report released on Thursday determined that a brain tumor which hospitalized Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball coach Dan Buzard over the weekend is cancero...
Pinckney, Willis score nine points each in all-star game
July 29th, 2004
ALBUQUERQUE — While most of the attention for Thursday’s North/South big school all-star basketball game was going to University of New Mexico and New Mexico State recruits, a pair of Clovis playe...
Chavez shoots another 76
July 29th, 2004
ORLANDO, Fla. — Clovis’ Guillermo Chavez fired his second consecutive round of 76 on Thursday and is currently in a five-way tie for 42nd place at 230 after three rounds of the American Junior Gol...
Retired teacher was talented, bright
July 29th, 2004
?9? ??ancaster’s life was dedicated to teaching and learning.
“Education, she thought, was the great equalizer for everybody,” said Jack Lancaster, husband of 22 years. “That was her passion...
Clovis baby's reaction to food not related to California poisoning
July 29th, 2004
An 8-month-old Clovis child who stopped breathing on Tuesday night and was later resuscitated by two Army National Guardsmen had an allergic reaction to baby food, according to information the child...
Calendar
July 29th, 2004
TODAY
Disabled American Veterans #6 Bingo — 7 p.m., 220 West 4th Street, Clovis. Details: 762-5335.
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Corner Stone Group — 7:30 p.m., Open to people with alcohol problems....
Buban, Stanley
July 29th, 2004
Stanley Buban
Services: Private services will be held.
Stanley Buban, 87, of Las Vegas, Nev., died Sunday, July 25, 2004.
She was born on March 26, 1917, in Lehigh, Mont.
He was a retired welder. He w...
Intense protests prove problems far from resolved
July 29th, 2004
In a country of about 6 million people, 100,000 protesters or so (estimates ranged from 70,000 to 150,000) are hardly a majority. But in politics intensity can count for as much or more than sheer num...
Don't talk about dogs with friends
July 29th, 2004
Dog, man’s best friend.
I’ve often wondered about this “man’s best friend” thing over the years, seeing how some folks treat canines.
I got to thinking about this the other day when, on a...
Apologies only count when genuine
July 29th, 2004
Saying “I’m sorry!” has become so easy nowadays that it often loses its real meaning. It is the genuine “sorries” that are the hardest to express in words. And even harder, is knowing when t...
Lights! Camera! Clovis?
July 28th, 2004
Eastern New Mexico could be become the filming location for a feature-length sports movie — if local officials can prove its likeness to 1960s Oklahoma.
The New Mexico Film Office announced this we...
Officials warn time running out on Ute project
July 28th, 2004
Local officials told an interim committee of the State Legislature on Wednesday morning that any further delays in building the Ute Water pipeline will hike costs by about $3 million per year.
Total...
Chavez makes cut in Florida golf event
July 28th, 2004
ORLANDO, Fla. — Clovis High senior Guillermo Chavez shot a four-over 76 Wednesday and just made the cut after two rounds of the American Junior Golf Association’s 72-hole HP Boys Junior Championsh...
Calendar 7/29/04
July 28th, 2004
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. Details: 769-3730.
...
Schulz on stage
July 28th, 2004
CCC actors bring late cartoonist Charles Schulz’s Charlie Brown characters to life in play.
Children remind us of pure and simple days, when the most important things in life were school work, bas...
Liquor industry doesn’t need tax money to survive
July 28th, 2004
D oesn’t it just — pardon the expression —
lift your spirits to learn the poor liquor
industry is getting a boost from taxpayers?
Granted, it’s just a tiny boost, but when you are a str...
Sometimes even officers 'duff' it
July 28th, 2004
There are any number of obscure words and phrases associated with the game of golf, a pastime that involves otherwise intelligent people forking over 50 or 60 bucks to a guy who lets them walk on his...
City should have own water company
July 28th, 2004
This is in response to the article about a proposed water-rate hike from New Mexico-American Water company:
When is this city going to wake up? NMAWC is a for-profit company that must please its stoc...
Estrada, Victor
July 28th, 2004
Victor Estrada
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Victor Eric Montoya Estrada, 19, of Clovis, a carpenter, died Monday, July 26, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born on April 3,...
Teal, Eva
July 28th, 2004
Eva Loree Teal, 88, of Odessa, Texas, died Monday, June 28, 2004, at Blue Bonnet Nursing Home in Albany, Texas.
She was born on March 24, 1916, in Comanche, Texas, to George C. and Elizabeth Gleaton A...
Teal, Julius Crofton
July 28th, 2004
Julius Crofton Teal
Services: Have been held.
Julius Crofton Teal, 85, of Odessa, Texas, died Monday, March 8, 2004, in Yuma, Ariz.
He was born on Aug. 29, 1918, in Comanche, Texas, to Jess and Ada Dy...
Hill, Dorothy Lofton
July 28th, 2004
Dorothy Lofton Hill
Services: Have been held.
Dorothy Lofton Hill, 76, of Wichita, Kan., died Sunday, June 27, 2004.
She was born on Nov. 12, 1927, in Hollene.
She was raised in Clovis and graduated f...
Hamilton, Joe
July 28th, 2004
Joe Hamilton
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Joe Hamilton, 75, of Clovis, died Friday, June 25, 2004, at Farwell Convalescent Center.
He was born on Aug. 21, 1928, in Altus, Oklahoma to Houston and Vera...
Stabbing suspect says he acted in self defense
July 27th, 2004
A Clovis man accused of stabbing an acquaintance to death Monday afternoon told police in interviews he was acting in self defense, a detective with the Clovis Police Department said.
Joel Cordova, 2...
Clovis schools, Boy Scouts partnering again
July 27th, 2004
Four schools will continue to use a supplemental academic program thanks to donations from two local companies.
Boy Scout District Executive Director Scott Kilian told the Clovis school board on Tuesd...
Task force tackling water shortage issues
July 27th, 2004
Responding to drought conditions that have reached emergency levels in some parts of New Mexico, an interim committee of the State Legislature is holding two days of meetings in Clovis to discuss wate...
SWL suspends operations for another year
July 27th, 2004
The Southwestern League, a Class A independent minor league baseball circuit which suspended operations for this summer hoping to field at least six to eight teams in 2005, won’t resume its operatio...
City’s annual budget to include major capital projects
July 27th, 2004
Clovis city commissioners voted Tuesday night to approve a $53.9 million budget for the 2004-05 fiscal year.
Tuesday’s meeting took less than 10 minutes since most of the discussion took place in a...
Calendar 7/28/04
July 27th, 2004
TODAY
Amateur Radio Club — 7 p.m., Clovis Community College, Building 206. Details: 742-2415.
TB Testing — 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. La Casa Family Health Center, 1521 West 13th Street, Clovis, 769-088...
Kerry should offer support for gun rights
July 27th, 2004
P resumptive Democratic nominee John Kerry has amassed perhaps the most liberal voting record in the Senate, as Republican campaign ads will repeatedly remind voters during the campaign season. Ye...
Convention: To watch or not to watch
July 27th, 2004
A recent Project: Reader Reaction question asked if participants would be watching the Democratic and/or Republican national conventions. And if so, what would they be be looking for from the candid...
Committee of 50 dates back to 1948
July 27th, 2004
Toward the end of 2003, Doc Stewart was recognized for his many years of dedicated and faithful service to the community of Clovis, Cannon Air Force Base and the Committee of 50. He deserved all the a...
Richardson, Bertha
July 27th, 2004
Bertha Richardson
Services: Have been held.
Bertha Joan Hernandez Richardson, 50, of formerly of Fort Sumner, died Wednesday, June 23, 2004, in Seattle.
She was born on Dec. 21, 1953, in Fort Sumner,...
Cardenas, Eloy
July 27th, 2004
Eloy Cardenas
Services: Have been held.
Eloy Cardenas, 89, of Muleshoe, died Monday, June 21, 2004, in Muleshoe.
He was born on Feb. 4, 1915, in Maxwell.
He married Celia Romero in 1964, in Muleshoe....
Marez, Freddie J.
July 27th, 2004
Freddie J. Marez
Services: Have been held.
Freddie J. Marez, 48, of Clovis, died Tuesday, June 22, 2004, at his home.
He was born on Jan. 11, 1956, in Clovis, to Liberato and Eloida Saiz Marez.
He ma...
Maurina, Ann
July 27th, 2004
Ann Carole Maurina, 67, of Grand Rapids, Mich., died Thursday, June 24, 2004, at the Holland Home Hospice Center in Grand Rapids, Mich.
She was born on Jan. 16, 1937, in Traverse City, Mich., to Ronal...
Mitchell, Clydetta
July 27th, 2004
Clydetta Mitchell
Services: Have been held.
Clydetta Mitchell, 88, of Muleshoe, died Monday, June 21, 2004, at Park View Nursing Home in Muleshoe.
She was born on Aug. 10, 1915, in Melrose.
She...
Hartsfield, Vera
July 27th, 2004
Vera Hartsfield
Services: Have been held.
Vera Hartsfield, 93, of Albuquerque, died Sunday, June 20, 2004, at her home.
She was born on Sept. 18, 1910, in Plains.
She was preceded in death by h...
Blevins, Arthur E.
July 27th, 2004
Arthur E. Blevins
Services:Have been held.
Mr. Arthur E. Blevins, 89, of Clovis, died Tuesday, July 13, 2004, at Laurel Ridge Healthcare in Clovis.
He was born on Jan. 29, 1915, in Omaha, Ark., to Edg...
Cab driver remains in critical condition
July 26th, 2004
A Clovis cab driver injured in a July 17 crash is still in critical condition in a Lubbock hospital, a family member said on Monday.
Christian Heller Jr, 24, is at the surgical intensive care unit of...
Police blotter
July 26th, 2004
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police responded to the 1100 block of Mitchell on Wednesday in reference to a battery report s...
City residents say Iraq top issue in election
July 26th, 2004
As the Democrats take the political center stage this week in Boston, many Clovis-area residents will be listening closely for information they can use to make their decisions in the presidential elec...
De Baca commissioners, sheriff resolve some issues
July 26th, 2004
FORT SUMNER — The De Baca County Commission has agreed to reinstate County Sheriff Gary Graves’ cell phone and credit card under new terms, while lawyers from the two sides will consider dropping...
Stabbing city's sixth homicide of 2004
July 26th, 2004
A 19-year-old Clovis man was stabbed to death at 201 Pinon Street about 12:45 p.m. Monday, Clovis police said.
Victor Estrada, father of a 5-week-old daughter, died after being transported by private...
Calendar 7/27/04
July 26th, 2004
TODAY
Need-A-Friend — 7 p.m. Conference Room, Master Book Store, 810 East 21st in Clovis. Details: 693-4456 or 762-1913.
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Corner Stone Group — 7:30 p.m., Open to people w...
Corps, czars replicate federal programs
July 26th, 2004
What this country really needs is a moratorium on the creation of any new “corps” or “czars.” That, or a moratorium on the politicians proposing one.
It seems that in response to every probl...
Ronstadt broke professional promise
July 26th, 2004
“Those who complain that (Linda) Ronstadt should just sing, rather than express her opinions, forget that all art has a responsibility to inspire and provoke, not just soothe and entertain.”
Thos...
Troy's honor should not need defense
July 26th, 2004
One of the great ironies of the past decade and a half is that the term “the politics of personal destruction” has come to be associated with what Republicans did to President Bill Clinton.
Repu...
Russell, Loie
July 26th, 2004
Loie Russell
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Loie Murl Munn Russell, 87, of Clovis, died Sunday, July 25, 2004, at Laurel Ridge Healthcare in Clovis.
She was born on April 23, 1917, in Sipe Springs, Te...
Portales High grad dies in wreck
July 25th, 2004
A former Portales High School and Eastern New Mexico University football player died early Sunday morning in a car accident in Las Vegas, Nev.
Calvin Griffin, 19, played for Portales Rams football co...
Security K-9 finds home at Cannon
July 25th, 2004
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — After approximately 44 presidential security details, three deployments and six years of guarding American lives and assets, one former security forces member has retired to...
Military Digest
July 25th, 2004
Ferguson
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael J. Ferguson has been decorated with the Air Force Aerial Achievement Medal.
The medal is awarded to aircrew members who demonstrate acts of merit, exceptional pe...
'Jeopardy!' wizard has nearby kin
July 25th, 2004
Ken Jennings, the man who has won more than $1.3 million on the game show “Jeopardy!”, has family ties to the Muleshoe and Lubbock areas.
In Lubbock a group of about a dozen women regularly refe...
July 26, 2004
July 25th, 2004
TODAY
Clovis Gem and Mineral Society — 6:30 p.m., meeting. Clovis Carver Library, Ingram Room. Public is welcome. Details: 762-5901.
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Corner Stone Group — 7:30 p.m., Open...
Lovers of liberty should expect this to be a long week
July 25th, 2004
When we think of Boston, our first thought is not of the Kennedy family or Sen. John Kerry, but the Boston Tea Party of 1773; Boston was the home to revolutionaries Sam and John Adams. The Tea Party i...
Be careful not to disturb nature's laws
July 25th, 2004
Now in these lazy, hazy days of summer it’s restful to sit back and look at the various laws that dictate our lives. (These commandments do not include random declarations set down by heavy-handed w...
Pentagon considers SBP reform options
July 25th, 2004
As House-Senate conferees prepare to deliberate differences in their separate plans for phasing out a sharp drop in military survivor benefits that occurs at age 62, the Bush administration says it ha...
New Tasers on the way
July 24th, 2004
The Clovis Police Department plans to order seven new and improved Tasers that can lock up a suspect’s body and prevent their movement for five seconds.
Police Chief Bill Carey said the department...
Former students from once segregated school reunite
July 24th, 2004
Former students from what was once an all-black Clovis school got together this weekend, just like they have for the last 15 years, to share old stories, talk about their families and enjoy fellowship...
Rain can't stop rally's poker run
July 24th, 2004
Despite heavy rains, Badlands Motorcycle Rally organizers figured out a way Saturday morning to keep a motorcycle rally tradition alive — a “Poker Run” in which motorcyclists pick up poker cards...
Calendar 7/25
July 24th, 2004
TODAY
AARP/55 ALIVE Driver Safety Program — Clovis Community College, Room 101, preregistration is necessary. Cost is $10 per person made payable to AARP/55 Alive; for pre-registration call Joe Urba...
Heavy rains blanket Clovis, state
July 24th, 2004
Clovis saw its wettest spell of the summer early Saturday morning, with more than 2 inches of rain and a flash-flood warning that hovered for nearly four hours.
Officially, the city received 2.4 inch...
Water company proposing rate hike for Clovis
July 24th, 2004
Officials with the local water company plan to increase water rates by an average of almost 19 percent for Clovis residents within the next seven months.
New Mexico American Water Company Vice Presid...
Bettina, Frances
July 24th, 2004
Frances Bettina
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Frances Hintz Bettina, 82, of Portales, died Saturday, July 24, 2004, at her home.
She was born on July 1, 1922, in Fond du Lac, Wis., to Ernest H. and E...
Report captures the 'big picture' of terrorism
July 24th, 2004
The airport security photographs and the 9/11 Commission’s report, both made public Thursday, were a chilling reminder to Americans of the terrorist assault on our country.
In the Dulles air...
Off-road vehicles should be shut out
July 24th, 2004
In response to the issue of closing Ned Houk Park to recreational vehicles: I say, shut them down and shut them out.
Robert Vilandry, who was qouted in support of riders in a July 8 Clovis News Journ...
U.S. wrongfully distracted by Iraq
July 24th, 2004
In its final report, the 9/11 commission reached an obvious conclusion that explains how terrorists were able to kill nearly 3,000 Americans: “Terrorism was not the overriding national security conc...
Clovis host to Hispanic Baptists
July 23rd, 2004
One of the smaller Southern Baptist churches in Clovis hosted a state Baptist convention this week. It wasn’t the main New Mexico Baptist Convention, which counts hundreds of churches and tens of th...
Tucumcari economic director relocating
July 22nd, 2004
TUCUMCARI — Ben Kendrick, director of the Tucumcari/Quay County Economic Development Corporation, submitted his resignation Thursday morning.
Leo Thrasher of Citizens’ Bank of Tucumcari said Kend...
School official accepts blame in letter
July 22nd, 2004
The superintendent of Fort Sumner schools recently sent a letter to the state’s Public Education Department after failing to order a state-mandated test this year for fourth- and eighth-grade studen...
War veteran loved antiques
July 22nd, 2004
Lt. Col. Gradon E. Mongar enjoyed a long career in the military, flying fighter jets and serving in World War II and Vietnam.
But there was more to Mongar than fast planes and war experiences.
Antiq...
Calendar 7/23/04
July 22nd, 2004
TODAY
Disabled American Veterans #6 Bingo — 7 p.m., 220 West 4th Street, Clovis. Details: 762-5335.
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Corner Stone Group — 7:30 p.m., Open to people with alcohol problems....
The states can handle issues on their own
July 22nd, 2004
T he Great Dissembler, former president Bill Clinton, was in Denver on Tuesday hawking his hagiography, “My Life,” and he couldn’t resist the opportunity to take a few cheap shots at the si...
It takes a critical eye to get rid of junk
July 22nd, 2004
An acquaintance of mine was tidying up his Clovis home recently. As I approached his house I wondered if he were having a garage sale. There was all this stuff in the driveway.
I don’t really know...
Coming soon: Back to school stress
July 22nd, 2004
I interrupt this long, hot summer for some important breaking news. It’s urgent, more pressing than our current national security code level. It commands your full attention.
It’s back-to-school...
Gonzales, Billy Joe
July 22nd, 2004
Billy Joe Gonzales
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Billy Joe Gonzales, 64, of Portales, died Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born on Feb. 23, 1940, in Agudo, to F...
Tae kwon do qualifiers head for Korea
July 22nd, 2004
Qualifying for the tae kwon do world championships was quite an accomplishment for three students of Eastern New Mexico Taekwon-Do in Portales.
Instructor Steve Blakeley, who has taught tae kwon do f...
Weather expert expected injuries
July 21st, 2004
A meteorologist said he’s suprised lightning did not cause more injuries on Tuesday night, as the National Weather Service recorded 6,000 lightning strikes in one hour within a 60-mile radius south...
Officials say China Star blaze was accident
July 21st, 2004
Investigators ruled Wednesday morning that a fire at the China Star restaurant was accidental, Assistant Fire Chief Ray Westerman said.
Westerman said the fire began Sunday morning near a deep fryer...
Clovis, Farwell robberies could be linked
July 21st, 2004
Police believe two armed robberies Tuesday evening were the work of the same man and could be related to recent armed robberies in Farwell.
Sgt. Roger Grah of the Clovis Police Department said a Hisp...
Calendar 7/22/04
July 21st, 2004
TODAY
First Baptist Church Single Adults — 7 p.m. Fellowship. Call for meeting place: 762-4255 orb 762-7558.
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Corner Stone Group — 7:30 p.m., Open to people with alcohol...
Unnecessary weapons push safety aside
July 21st, 2004
This nation's families long have sent sons and daughters into the military. They need to know that — given the inherent dangers of many military occupations, especially during wartime ...
Socialized health care not the answer
July 21st, 2004
Let’s start out by not quibbling with America’s socialists’ false claim that health-care service is a human right that people should have regardless of whether they can pay for it or not and tha...
Web site can help the state’s hungry
July 21st, 2004
It’s outrageous, is what it is.
While the rest of us super-size our double cheeseburger at McDonald’s, slop more sour cream onto the giant baked potato at Cattle Baron, squeeze one more enchilad...
King, James
July 21st, 2004
James King
Services: Have been held.
James Andrew “Andy” King, 87, of Clovis, died Tuesday, July 20, 2004, at his home.
He was born on Jan. 25, 1917, in Abilene, Texas, to James Cleborn and Christ...
Lightning strikes officers
July 21st, 2004
PORTALES — New Mexico State Police Officers Lance Bateman and Clint Varnell had just finished helping two women and three small children from a vehicle in a flooded ditch.
“I heard a loud crack a...
De Baca sheriff may face recall
July 20th, 2004
Two De Baca County residents are seeking to recall Sheriff Gary Graves.
“Since Gary Graves took office, the community has been split wide open by the actions of this man,” wrote Dennis Cleaver in...
County: Blame jail for budget woes
July 20th, 2004
Curry County commissioners on Tuesday adopted a $20.5 million budget that will cut the county’s cash on hand from $10.1 million to $3.2 million by June 2005.
County Manager Geneva Cooper said the f...
Roosevelt county pounded by heavy rain
July 20th, 2004
Parts of Roosevelt County received up to 4 inches of rain Tuesday night, weather officials estimated, closing roads and leaving drivers with near zero visiblity at times.
A Roosevelt County Sheriff...
Rain pushes 11-year-old LL finale to tonight
July 20th, 2004
Rain and lightning Tuesday night forced the postponement of the District 3 Little League 11-year-old division championship between Clovis American and Clovis Zia at Dickenson Park. It has been resched...
Clovis eliminated from AAU 15-U girls nationals
July 20th, 2004
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The Clovis Lady Wildcats were eliminated from national AAU 15-and-under girls basketball competition Tuesday, falling to the Concord Blazers 78-67 in the second round of bracke...
Tucumcari man wants chief out
July 20th, 2004
TUCUMCARI — A Tucumcari man is circulating a petition calling for the dismissal of Police Chief Dennis Townsend.
George Aragon’s petition states: “We, the undersigned Citizens of Tucumcari are...
Time to reform, improve U.S. intelligence
July 20th, 2004
The resignation of CIA director George Tenet, combined with the recent critical report by the Senate Intelligence Committee on pre-Iraq war intelligence and the still-evolving work of the 9/11 commiss...
There's little pity for Martha Stewart
July 20th, 2004
A recent Project: Reader Reaction question asked about Martha Stewart’s five-month prison sentence. Some responses:
“MARTHA STEWART’S SENTENCE is appropriate I feel, if she fully completes it,...
Cattle dispute led to kilings in 1911
July 20th, 2004
A dispute over a few head of cattle led to the killing of brothers Ed and Tom Hall along the Pecos River, south of Fort Sumner and west of Kenna, in 1911.
This account comes from a booklet — “My...
Reyna, Israel
July 20th, 2004
Israel Reyna
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Israel Reyna, 56, of Clovis, died Monday, July 19, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born on July 27, 1947, in Corpus Christi, Texas,...
Calendar 7/21/04
July 20th, 2004
TODAY
Amateur Radio Club — 7 p.m., Clovis Community College, Building 206. Details: 742-2415.
TB Testing — 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. La Casa Family Health Center, 1521 West 13th Street, Clovis, 769-088...
Business digest
July 20th, 2004
• Quizno’s, Payday moving to town
Quizno’s, a sandwich restaurant chain with 3,600 stores nationwide, will be moving into a building under construction just north of Taco Villa at 3520 N. Prin...
Clovis City Commission to discuss budget today
July 20th, 2004
The Clovis City Commission will hold a budget hearing beginning at 9 a.m. today in the assembly room at city hall.
Finance Director Don Clifton said the meeting is to discuss and plan the 2004-05 fi...
Clovis settles dump dispute
July 20th, 2004
The state Environment Department has reached a settlement with Clovis over alleged air violations at the city’s regional landfill.
The department announced Monday the city has agreed to pave the la...
Bus driver training a rigorous process
July 20th, 2004
Advertising works. Cory Adair proved it on Monday, dressing up a 1949 school bus with a help wanted sign and parking it at a local restaurant.
“It just said, ‘School bus drivers needed, three ho...
Forfeit forces second game
July 19th, 2004
After thoroughly dominating the game, the Roosevelt County 9-10-year-old All-Stars were foiled by Little League rules Monday night.
Roosevelt County beat Clovis American 11-1 in the championship game...
Clovis AAU squad reaches bracket play
July 19th, 2004
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — After four close games, the Clovis Lady Wildcats closed out pool play in the AAU national girls 15-and-under tournament on Monday with a 66-36 rout of the Florida Green Wave.
...
Gay marriage: The debate is disappointing
July 19th, 2004
Advocates on all sides assure us that the failure of the Senate, by a 50-48 margin, to get even a majority in favor of a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage is not the end of the process but...
And so, what would John Kerry do?
July 19th, 2004
“They were wrong, and soldiers died because they were wrong.” Thus spoke Sen. John Kerry about the administration’s decision to topple the Saddam Hussein regime.
There are a number of problems...
Off-road vehicles just create problems
July 19th, 2004
A recent Project: Reader Reaction question asked if Clovis should ban recreational vehicles from Ned Houk Park. Some responses:
“RATHER THAN BANISHING recreational vehicles from the park, I favor a...
Calendar 7/20/04
July 19th, 2004
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-Bo...
Grimshaw, Vida Mae
July 19th, 2004
Vida Mae Grimshaw
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Vida Mae Grimshaw, 92, of Elida, died Monday, July 19, 2004, at Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales.
She was born on Sept. 17, 1911, in Goldth...
Armed men hit Farwell casino
July 18th, 2004
Two men with handguns robbed The Winner’s Touch casino in Farwell about 10:45 p.m. on Saturday, Police Chief Robert Achterberg said in a news release.
Achterberg said it was the second time in five...
July 19, 2004
July 18th, 2004
TODAY
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.,...
Martha Stewart’s sentence light, but still not right
July 18th, 2004
T he sentence was mild compared to what
some legal experts had predicted; Martha-
watchers had thought one year in prison would be the penalty. But Martha Stewart was sentenced Friday to serve fiv...
Wacky word definitions increase humor
July 18th, 2004
A few weeks ago the Washington Post published its annual Pulitzer Prize winning list of wacky word definitions. It was a slow news week.
But I enjoy lists like that. This particular file was sent my...
Study: Support system needs overhaul
July 18th, 2004
Family support professionals and volunteers have expanded programs to help military families cope with longer, more frequent separations from operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
But weaknesses in coor...
Roosevelt takes title in Juniors
July 18th, 2004
The Roosevelt County All-Stars got off to an early lead and rode solid pitching to beat Clovis 5-3 on Sunday night for the District 3 Juniors division tournament championship game at Brady Field.
Roo...
Soldier with Clovis kin dies in Iraq bombing
July 18th, 2004
Linda Hernandez has three e-mails from her cousin to which she’ll never get the chance to respond.
The Clovis resident saw the messages after she returned from vacation Sunday — the day she found...
Realtors: Renting property difficult
July 17th, 2004
When it comes to evaluating the current real estate market in eastern New Mexico, it all comes down to a matter of perspective — especially when the issue of rental houses comes up.
Many searching...
Clovis 15-and-under girls split in AAU nationals
July 17th, 2004
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — The Clovis Lady Wildcats beat the New Hampshire Stars 64-57 and lost to the Dallas Storm 66-55 Saturday in pool play of the AAU national 15-and-under girls basketball tournamen...
Terror warnings may do more harm than good
July 17th, 2004
It is difficult to argue with Randall Yim, head of
the Government Accountability Office’s home
land security division.
Recent terrorism threat warnings from the Department of Homeland Security hav...
God, not politicians, saves us from evils
July 17th, 2004
We finally heard who our earthly savior is!
Did you hear John Kerry’s campaign speech at the NAACP convention in Philadelphia on July 15? He has promised to solve all of America’s problems.
He...
Some people collect stories about people
July 17th, 2004
Some folks collect coins or stamps or stuffed animals. I collect people profiles.
I have maybe 100 people profiles – individuals’ answers to dozens of questions that range from "Who’s invited t...
Bike ride honors cancer survivors
July 17th, 2004
I am looking forward to the Ride for the Roses, our long distance bicycling effort in mid-October. This is a cancer fundraising event, whereby the riders take pledges for the Lance Armstrong Foundatio...
Search engines: Finding the needle in the haystack
July 17th, 2004
The realm of “Geekdom” is growing and thriving beyond all expectations — what a rush.
For every person who has ever been made fun of because of their interest in computers, networking, and the I...
Salvation Army's future pondered
July 17th, 2004
Captains Tammy and Kevin Ray began working as the new directors of the Salvation Army in Clovis about two weeks ago.
Tammy Ray this week shared her thoughts on the future of the Salvation Army and wh...
Police Blotter
July 17th, 2004
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police responded to a the 2400 block of West Seventh Street at 11:33 p.m. on Monday in reference to...
Calendar 7/18/04
July 17th, 2004
Today
AARP/55 ALIVE Driver Safety Program — Clovis Community College, Room 103, preregistration is necessary. Cost is $10 per person made payable to AARP/55 Alive; for pre-registration call Carolyn...
Cordova, Benjamin
July 17th, 2004
Benjamin Cordova
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Benjamin Cordova, 76, of Clovis died Saturday, July 17, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born June 27, 1928, in Sombrio to Carl...
Engagements/Anniversaries
July 16th, 2004
Engagements
Zamora-Stephens
Martin and Debbie Zamora of Clovis announce the engagement of their daughter, Andrea Zamora of Clovis, to Michael Stephens of Clovis, son of Donna and Steve Muscato of Clo...
Commissioners concerned civic center is too small
July 15th, 2004
A multi-million dollar civic center will not be large enough to host high school graduations and large events like the Home and Garden Show.
That’s according to the project’s conceptual design, w...
Sex scandal hits Buena Vista nursing home
July 15th, 2004
A state-appointed volunteer, charged with reporting on the condition of Clovis’ Buena Vista nursing home, solicited sexual favors from nursing home employees, the nursing home’s owner has alleged....
U.S. becoming aggressor might be biggest failure
July 15th, 2004
The report issued last Friday by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence is unlikely to be the last word on what the United States knew or could have known before beginning the war against Iraq l...
Caught in middle of political injustice
July 15th, 2004
I’m under attack!
It’s personal. It’s political. It’s spiritual. It goes straight to my heart.
There is no middle ground!
And it’s not just me. America is under attack!
Since we were attacke...
Goat eating a long lasting experience
July 15th, 2004
On a recent trip to Roswell, I got to thinking about eating goat. There were frozen cuts of goat in the freezer of a grocery store there.
Before I came to the Great American Southwest I only thought o...
July 16, 2004
July 15th, 2004
TODAY
Disabled American Veterans #6 Bingo — 7 p.m., 220 West 4th Street, Clovis. Details: 762-5335.
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Corner Stone Group — 7:30 p.m., Open to people with alcohol problems....
Man took illness, life in stride
July 15th, 2004
Richard Rubio coached his daughters’ softball teams, brought his daughter lunch everyday when she was in elementary school and was generally known as a giving and involved father.
Suffice it to say...
Public Record
July 15th, 2004
Compiled from court records from July 8 through July 14
Marriage Licenses
Mather Samuel Gresham, 81, and Charlie Belle Cogburn, 90, both of Portales.
Richard Lane Hendershot, 59, and Nora Quinones,...
Police Blotter
July 15th, 2004
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
On Saturday police responded to Plains Regional Medical Center in reference to a battery victim who...
Edwards, Helen
July 15th, 2004
Helen Marie Edwards, 86, of Friona, Texas, died Thursday, July 15, 2004, at Parmer County Hospital in Friona, Texas.
She was born on April 23, 1918, in Childress, Texas, to Willie and Flora Potter.
Sh...
Clovis native in cookie lawsuit
July 14th, 2004
A Clovis native who now serves on a California city council is embroiled in a lawsuit that has already cost her city more than $538,000 in lawyer’s fees.
According to Julie Ruiz Raber, the case rev...
Rodeo to make Lubbock stop: Reporters Notebook
July 14th, 2004
There will be some major prizes up for grabs when the Top Ranch Hand Rodeo makes its first-ever stop in Lubbock in a few weeks.
The rodeo in association with the National Cowboy Symposium will be held...
July 15, 2004
July 14th, 2004
TODAY
Alzheimer’s Support Group — 1 p.m., Clovis Homecare, 1944 W. 21st St.. Details: (800) 777-8155.
First Baptist Church Single Adults — 7 p.m. Fellowship. Call for meeting place: 762-4255 or...
Kerry, Edwards focus on envy, not improvement
July 14th, 2004
To put a twist on Bill Clinton’s internal slogan during his 1992 campaign, the Kerry-Edwards economic policy seems to be “it’s the envy, stupid.” They’re running on the “Two Americas” th...
Be inspired, not angered, by Cosby
July 14th, 2004
Bill Cosby rattled the cages again recently in his address before Jesse Jackson’s 33rd Annual Rainbow/PUSH Coalition conference in Chicago. Let’s look at some of his remarks.
Cosby told the audi...
A day in the life of Bill Richardson
July 14th, 2004
Journalists are, I suppose, part nosey, part curious, part political groupie, and part, according to the estimation of most people I know, pain in the butt.
Something in that recipe was the magnet th...
Tucumcari schools to be revamped
July 14th, 2004
TUCUMCARI — The Tucumcari Municpal School Board voted to award a hefty construction and renovation contract to a Clovis-based construction firm Tuesday afternoon.
William Reents, superintendent of...
Porter, Neta M.
July 14th, 2004
Neta May Leavitt Porter
Services: Have been held.
Neta May Leavitt Porter, 86, of Clovis, died Wednesday, July 14, 2004, at Laurel Plains Healthcare in Clovis.
She was born on Aug. 14, 1917, in New Ho...
Dendy, W.E.
July 14th, 2004
W.E. Dendy
Services: Have been held.
Mr. W.E. “Ed” Dendy, 80, of Portales, died Friday, June 18, 2004, at his home.
He was born on Sept. 2, 1923, in Olustee, Okla., to Bessie and Carl Dendy.
The...
Morrison, Esther
July 14th, 2004
Esther Morrison
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Esther Morrison, 92, of Potales, died Wednesday, June 16, 2004, at Farwell Convalescent Center.
She was born on Sept. 17, 1911, in Weatherford, Texas, to...
Noack, Joyce J.
July 14th, 2004
Joyce J. Noack
Services: Have been held.
Joyce J. Noack, 71, of Clovis, died Friday, June 25, 2004, in Sherman, Texas.
She was born on Feb. 3, 1933, in Denison, Texas, to Walter and Gladys Turpin Hol...
Stark, Patsy
July 14th, 2004
Patsy Stark
Services: Have been held.
Patsy Winona Stark, 68, Great Falls, Mont., formerly of Portales, died Thursday, June 24, 2004, at Benefis East Hospital in Great Falls.
She was born on April 13,...
Sturman, Jack
July 14th, 2004
Jack Sturman
Services: Have been held.
Jack Sturman, 82, of Tulia, Texas, died Friday, June 25, 2004, at his home.
He was born on May 21, 1922, in Elida, to John Floyd and Ruby Bell Sturman.
He was p...
Ramirez, Sergio
July 14th, 2004
Sergio Ramirez
Services: Have been held.
Sergio Ramirez, 77, of Clovis, died Tuesday, June 15, 2004, at his home.
He was born on Feb. 12, 1927, in Santiago De, Chile, to Oscar and Rebecca Garci...
Guanell, Karen
July 14th, 2004
Karen Guanell
Services: Have been held.
Karen Guanell, 38, of Clovis, died Thursday, June 10, 2004, at her home.
She was born on Sept. 15, 1965, in Princeton, N.J., to Leonard David, Jr. and No...
Anderson, Thelma
July 14th, 2004
Thelma Anderson
Services: Have been held.
Thelma Anderson, 89, of Roswell, died Sunday, June 13, 2004, at Rio Rancho Nursing Home in Rio Rancho.
She was born on Aug. 3, 1914, in Comanche, Tex...
Villanueva, Pedro
July 14th, 2004
Pedro Villanueva
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Pedro Olando (Pete) Villanueva, 48, of Portales, died Thursday evening, June 10, 2004, at Laurel Plains Healthcare Center in Clovis.
He was born o...
Rodriguez, Guillermo
July 14th, 2004
Guillermo Rodriguez
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Guillermo M. Rodriguez, 78, of Bovina, died Thursday, June 10, 2004, at his home.
He was born Aug. 25, 1925, in Dinero, Texas.
He ws a longtime...
Conover, Emogene
July 14th, 2004
Emogene Conover
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Emogene L. Conover, 79, of Clovis, died Friday, June 11, 2004, at Retirement Ranch in Clovis.
She was born on Aug. 31, 1924, in Dade County, Mo.,...
Graham, Steve
July 14th, 2004
Steve Graham
Services: Have been held.
Steve Graham, 83, of Clovis, died Tuesday, July 13, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born on July 23,1920, near Henrietta, Texas, to Jim...
School board revamping newspaper policy
July 13th, 2004
Future editors of the student newspaper at Clovis High School won’t face prior review of their articles by the school principal and students will be allowed to produce “an underground student pres...
Project details women's role in agriculture
July 13th, 2004
ALBUQUERQUE — Glenda Balas grew up on a peanut farm in Portales and watched her mother play a vital role in the success of her family’s business.
She also watched her mother, Verla Brown, 80, rec...
Enron court case will not prevent further problems
July 13th, 2004
It is easy to view the recent indictment and arrest of former Enron Chairman and CEO Kenneth Lay with a degree of satisfaction.
Executives of the now-bankrupt Enron have been accused of hiding billi...
7/14/04 Calendar
July 13th, 2004
Amateur Radio Club — 7 p.m., Clovis Community College, Building 206. Details: 742-2415.
TB Testing — 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. La Casa Family Health Center, 1521 West 13th Street, Clovis, 769-0888.
AA...
Refrigerator gives glimpse of future
July 13th, 2004
Chances are you remember it well if you came of age in the ‘50s or ‘60s, that era when everything was “modern,” “space age” or “new and improved,” and we looked forward with awe. The f...
Clovis businesses celebrate 75 years
July 13th, 2004
In 1929, a small-town newspaperman came to Clovis from Kansas to start a dynasty. Not only did Mack Stanton combine two weekly newspapers into a daily — the Clovis Evening News Journal at 215 Main ...
Logan family feeling effects of war
July 13th, 2004
TUCUMCARI — A U.S. Marine with direct ties to Quay County died in Iraq recently, making him one of the first military personnel with such ties to the county to die in “Operation Iraqi Freedom.”...
Clark, Cheryl K.
July 13th, 2004
Cheryl K. Clark
Services: Have been held.
Cheryl K. Clark, 51, of North Pole, Alaska, died Friday, July 2, 2004.
She was born on Oct. 22, 1952, in Wadena, Minn., to Andrew and Betty Knig...
Ft. Sumner superintendent admits to mistake
July 13th, 2004
FORT SUMNER — The superintendent of the Fort Sumner Municipal School District took responsibility Monday for failing to administer two state-required tests to students in grades four and eight.
Sup...
ENMU soccer squads picked low
July 12th, 2004
RICHARDSON, Texas — If their conference preseason polls are to be believed, Eastern New Mexico University’s soccer teams have their work cut out this fall.
The second-year women’s program is pr...
Zias sign four from Midland
July 12th, 2004
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University softball coach Kevin Blaskowski has announced the signing of four players from Midland (Texas) College to national letters of intent.
The players are Tina W...
Clovis teams fare well at USSSA state
July 12th, 2004
Clovis Sparks coach Steve Gulley said his team wasn’t concerned when it lost to the Alamogordo Jokers in Sunday’s 16-and-under winners bracket finals of the USSSA girls state slow-pitch tournamen...
Beauty and the Beast Are Engaged!
July 12th, 2004
Well, now it’s official. The Hulk is engaged!
Our second son, Jeffrey, the one who when he was a little guy we we always thought would stay a little guy — it turns out we didn’t have any little...
Report challenges decision, reasons for war with Iraq
July 12th, 2004
T he Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s
report on prewar intelligence assessments was
released on a Friday, which in Washington is often a way to bury embarrassing stuff as people turn t...
Advertising rhymes still a phenomenon
July 12th, 2004
Last year I wrote a column about that extinct advertising phenomenon called Burma-Shave signs — you know, those little red rhymes by the side of the road that quipped, “Peanut on a railroad track,...
Iraqi violence is behind rare call-up
July 12th, 2004
The intensity of violence in Iraq, with insurgents attacking roads and bridges and interrupting supply lines, is behind the rare involuntary recall of more than 5,600 soldiers who had completed active...
Military Digest
July 12th, 2004
Henderson
Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Toby D. Henderson is currently deployed overseas at a forward operating location in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Operation Iraqi Freedom is the officia...
Scaling ranks challenging for two blacks
July 11th, 2004
When 2nd Lt. Ira Pottard left the Army’s veterinary corps after fighting in World War II, he couldn’t arrange the financing to begin a veterinary practice in Clovis and traded his officer’s unif...
Morgan, C. Charles
July 11th, 2004
C. Charles Morgan
Services: Have been held.
Mr. C. Charles Morgan, 71, of Clovis, died Saturday, July 10, 2004, at his home.
He was born on Nov. 17, 1932, in Anton, Texas, to the Rev. C.C. and Willie...
July 12, 2004
July 11th, 2004
TODAY
Pilot Club Meeting — 5:45 p.m. Board meeting and 6:30 p.m. Business meeting. Sundance Steak House. Details: 769-1363.
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Corner Stone Group — 7:30 p.m., Open to people...
Jackson falls in quarterfinals
July 11th, 2004
ALBUQUERQUE — Recent Clovis High grad Perry Jackson advanced to the quarterfinals of the Sun Country Amateur Match Play Championship at Four Hills Country Club before losing on Friday to defending c...
Ex-CHS star falls short in Olympic trials
July 11th, 2004
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Former Clovis High track star Ryan Tolbert-Jackson failed to qualify for the 400-meter hurdle finals Saturday at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials.
Tolbert-Jackson, the 1...
Have you heard the rumors?
July 10th, 2004
Every day it’s something different: Cannon Air Force Base is expanding. Cannon Air Force Base is closing. Dillard’s is closing. A high-ranking school official has his eyes set on a job at city hal...
Fort Sumner schools could face penalties
July 10th, 2004
Fort Sumner school officials who failed to administer mandatory tests to students could have their educational licenses suspended or revoked, a news release from New Mexico’s Public Education Depart...
Play Inc. still helping kids: Q and A
July 10th, 2004
Four decades ago a group of parents suggested a need within the Clovis community for youth football and basketball leagues. From that came Playing League Athletics for Youth, or Play Inc. as it’s be...
Police Blotter
July 10th, 2004
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
A vehicle pursuit through the city on July 2 ended at the 1900 block of Wilshire, where police arres...
Life, grief inevitable
July 10th, 2004
On a very rainy and thunder-smitten Friday night, Good Friday to be precise, Dinky slipped quietly out an open gate and made his way to the place where he had decided to die.
Normally he would not h...
Cellular technology getting bigger and better
July 10th, 2004
Modern and emerging technology never ceases to amaze me.
Just about every day I sit (or stand) with mouth agape as I read about or personally experience yet another really cool service or electronic...
Clovis gets money to combat crime: Cops and Courts
July 10th, 2004
The Clovis Police Department will receive $30,185 in federal funds to help fight crime in the city, U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici announced in a press release Thursday.
Clovis qualified for the funds becau...
Candidates must heed religious principles
July 10th, 2004
City Commissioner Robert Sandoval said the church should leave it up to him to make an informed choice in voting for political candidates. (“Catholics split on whether Kerry must follow church teach...
Lying a recreational sport for presidents
July 10th, 2004
On his first day campaigning as John Kerry’s running mate, John Edwards put on his most sincere expression and informed a crowd in Cleveland, “I can tell you one thing you can take to the bank: He...
Struggling Social Security program hurts golden years
July 10th, 2004
It seems Americans have caught a break on Social
Security. According to a recent Congressional
Budget Office report, the program isn’t going broke as fast as people thought. CBO estimates the so-...
Prisoner slips hospital; still at large Saturday
July 10th, 2004
Two men on medical furlough from the Curry County Adult Detention Center have walked away from Clovis’ hospital in the past two weeks and face felony escape charges, jail administrator Don Burdine s...
July 11, 2004
July 10th, 2004
TODAY
AARP/55 ALIVE Driver Safety Program — Clovis Community College, Room 103, preregistration is necessary. Cost is $10 per person made payable to AARP/55 Alive; for pre-registration call Carolyn...
City commission approves 5-year plan
July 10th, 2004
Clovis officials have more than $63 million on their wish list for capital improvement projects over the next five years, according to a plan approved July 1 by the Clovis City Commission.
The city...
Meeks, Cindy
July 10th, 2004
Cindy Meeks
Services: Have been held.
Miss Cindy Lue Meeks, 30, of Farwell, died Wednesday, July 7, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on Aug. 2, 1973, in Clovis, to Jimmy...
Engagements/Weddings/Anniversaries
July 9th, 2004
Anniversaries:
Walton
Marvin and Aloma Walton of Clovis celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on July 10, 2004, at Leal’s Restaurant and their daughter’s home.
The celebration was hosted by t...
Kerry blundered in choosing VP candidate
July 9th, 2004
Perhaps the job itself is not worth a bucket of warm spit, as one of FDR’s vice presidents, John Nance Garner, so famously said. But consider the vice presidents in the last half of the 20th century...
Drive-in theater digs up good memories
July 9th, 2004
As we recently drove past the Stars & Stripes Drive-In Theater in Lubbock, it brought back fond memories of the old Varsity Drive-In in Portales, once located on the Roswell Highway.
We took the girl...
It's a shame that 'Catfish' got away
July 9th, 2004
Just off Thornton Street the other day I saw two boys, probably about 8 years old, sitting on an iron railing chattering and laughing . It got me to thinking about my old friend “Catfish.”
Those...
7/9/04
July 9th, 2004
TODAY
AARP/55 ALIVE Driver Safety Program — Clovis Community College, Room 103, preregistration is necessary. Cost is $10 per person made payable to AARP/55 Alive; for pre-registration call Carolyn...
Local Presbyterians support local vote on ordination
July 9th, 2004
When commissioners to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) voted on July 2 not to make a technical change that would have allowed local churches and regional presbyteries to ordain ho...
Candidate signs staying put
July 8th, 2004
A county commission candidate wants to get the county’s road policy amended to make it easier for residents to see her campaign signs.
Gloria Wicker asked the Curry County Commission on Wednesday...
Melrose may face $500,000 in sewage repair
July 8th, 2004
MELROSE — The village of Melrose faces a possible $500,000 cost for emergency repairs on its sewage lagoon due to environmental hazards, but an engineering consultant told the village council Thursd...
Clovis High dropout rates on decline
July 8th, 2004
Stephen Page didn’t like Clovis High School. The classes were too big and he felt he wasn’t getting the attention he needed as a student.
But instead of dropping out, Page spent his senior year a...
Riders in the storm
July 8th, 2004
Clovis city officials are considering closing Ned Houk Park to recreational vehicle riders because of safety concerns and rising costs.
Clovis City Manager Ray Mondragon said the issue will go before...
County renews manager's contract
July 8th, 2004
Curry County commissioners voted Wednesday morning to issue a four-year contract to County Manager Geneva Cooper.
All commissioners except Ed Perales voted for the renewal.
A person answering the t...
Community college seeks space for burgeoning health programs
July 7th, 2004
Clovis Community College is looking to expand.
CCC officials are asking for a 25,000-square-foot health care education facility. Cost of the facility would be about $3 million, officials estimated.
...
7/8/04
July 7th, 2004
Vacation Bible School — Catholic Children’s retreat. 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Community. Breakfast and lunch will be served. $5 registration fee. K-6 grades. Details: 763-6947...
Arguments against DDT are outdated
July 7th, 2004
Ever since Rachel Carson’s 1962 book “Silent Spring,” environmental extremists have sought to ban all DDT use.
Using phony studies from the Environmental Defense Fund and the Natural Resources...
Columnist makes, receives comments
July 7th, 2004
I receive a lot of feedback from readers.
Hardly a year goes by that a reader won’t mention something I’ve written. Here are samples, most of which are actually true.
Here is a fictitious conver...
In 'Fahrenheit,' exaggerations are a distraction
July 7th, 2004
In the plus column, “Fahrenheit 9/11,” the documentary film by Michael Moore, offers a handful of telling peeks behind the curtain of the workings of the U.S. government. On the negative side, the...
Williams, Fred
July 7th, 2004
Fred Williams
Services: Have been held.
The Rev. Fred R. Williams, 91, of Dallas, died Sunday, July 4, 2004, at Williamsburg Village in Desoto, Texas.
He was born on Oct. 27, 1912, in Marlin, Texas, t...
Gunn, Harry
July 7th, 2004
Harry Gunn
Services: Have been held.
Harry L. Gunn, 74, of Portales, died Saturday, June 5, 2004, at his home.
He was born on July 22, 1929, in Caddo, Texas, to Wayne and Orleena Gunn.
He gra...
Hale, Helen
July 7th, 2004
Helen Hale
Services: Hve been held.
Helen Hale, 86, of Portales, died Thursday, June 10, 2004, at Lubbock Healthcare Nursing Home.
She was born on Feb. 25, 1918, in Red River County, Texas, t...
Dewbre, Alton
July 7th, 2004
Alton Dewbre
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Alton “Jack” Dewbre, 94, of Portales, died Wednesday, June 9, 2004, at Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales.
He was born on Oct. 10, 190...
Hammit, Billy
July 7th, 2004
Billy Hammit
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Billy Hammit, 62, of Texico, died Monday, June 7, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born on Aug. 20, 1941, in Stanford, Texas,...
Goguen, Edward
July 7th, 2004
Edward Goguen
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Edward Alan Goguen, 41, of Clovis, died Saturday, May 22, 2004, in Roswell.
He was born on Oct. 6, 1962, in Clovis.
He was preceded in death by his m...
Gikas, Christopher
July 7th, 2004
Christopher Gikas
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Christopher Gikas, 78, of Farwell, a retired professor, died Sunday, June 6, 2004, at his home.
He was born on Jan. 26, 1926, in Lincoln, Neb.,...
Garcia, Melody
July 7th, 2004
Melody Garcia
Services: Have been held.
Melody Pennington Garcia, 43, of Fort Sumner, died Friday, June 4, 2004, in Fort Sumner.
She was born on Aug. 23, 1960, in Fort Sumner, to Luther and L...
Alman, Patricia
July 7th, 2004
Patricia Alman
Services: Have been held.
Patricia “Pat” Dian Alman, 60, of Casper, Wyo., died Friday, May 28, 2004, at her home.
She was born on Jan. 1, 1944, in Casper to Curtis C. and B...
Officials: Water conservation working
July 6th, 2004
Clovis residents have been conservative with their water use since mid-June, when city officials set voluntary guidelines for “non-essential use.”
Kathy Wright, vice president and manager of New...
Melrose City Council searches for member to fill vacant position
July 6th, 2004
Melrose City Council members will decide at 6 p.m. Thursday whether to fill a vacant position with a local business owner or a man who serves in Curry County administration.
Mike Jacobs, 41, owner of...
Elrod, Karen
July 6th, 2004
Karen Elrod
Services: Have been held.
Ms. Karen Elrod, 40, of Portales, died Monday, July 5, 2004, at Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales.
She was born on May 8, 1964, in Portales, to Barbara and W...
Fireworks vendors report an explosive sales period
July 5th, 2004
Fireworks vendors began packing up and closing shop on Monday, many declaring the season a financial success.
“We just got it this year, so this was our first time,” said Maria Hernandez, who ope...
School districts in money crunch
July 5th, 2004
School districts across New Mexico say they are making do with less state money than expected this year by cutting positions and dipping into reserves, according to a survey conducted by the Albuquerq...
Business Digest
July 5th, 2004
Ethanol plant planned for Texas
Construction on a new ethanol plant in Levelland, Texas, will begin in October or November according to Dave Quinn, director of economic development for the city locat...
A patriotic song
July 5th, 2004
Lisa Moore, a Clovis housewife and part-time nurse, offered these holiday comments in a recent e-mail:
“Oh say, can you see by the dawn’s early light — the spent firecracker casings lying all o...
Raising minimum wage detrimental political battle
July 5th, 2004
At least as often as every election cycle the effort to boost the minimum wage reappears on the scene.
It’s a tactic particularly popular with Democrats as it makes them seem to care for the little...
Readers: Best hamburgers found all over
July 5th, 2004
A recent Project: Reader Reaction question asked, “Where’s the best place to get a burger in eastern New Mexico?”
Some responses:
“I LIKE BURGER KING, but my son and his girlfriend like the b...
Filmmaker not alone in spewing venom
July 5th, 2004
Theaters are filling up with fans of Michael Moore — a propagandist who makes Oliver Stone look like Alistair Cooke.
Moore is, of course, free to say that the war on terror is a clever cover story f...
July 6, 2004
July 5th, 2004
TODAY
Vacation Bible School — Catholic Children’s retreat. 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Community. Breakfast and lunch will be served. $5 registration fee. K-6 grades. Details: 76...
Single military parents find help in group
July 5th, 2004
Being a military parent can be challenging.
But life can be especially tough if you’re a single military parent.
Because of the many challenges that come along with raising a child alone and serv...
Holding Scouts responsible OK, if not opportunistic
July 5th, 2004
T he federal government and state of Utah
have decided to sue the Boy Scouts of
America for $14 million to recover the costs of fighting a 2002 wildfire that members of one troop are suspected of...
In the future, fat police take no prisoners
July 5th, 2004
Notes from a historian of the future:
Here at the Corporation for Better Health through Chemistry, we in the history department are researching the ill-fated Fat Revolt of 2004. Our investigation unco...
Readers: Violence in Iraq won’t end soon
July 5th, 2004
A recent Project: Reader Reaction question asked:
“So the transfer of power is complete in Iraq. When will the violence in that country end?”
Some responses:
“THERE ARE ONLY TWO ways to stop th...
Mongar, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Gradon
July 5th, 2004
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Gradon E. Mongar, 80, of Albuquerque, died Friday, July 2, 2004, in Albuquerque.
He was born Oct. 6, 1923, in Palisade, Neb. He was a fighter pilot in the United States Air Force for 2...
July, 5, 2004
July 5th, 2004
MONDAY
Vacation Bible School — Catholic Children’s retreat. 8 a.m. until 12 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Community. Breakfast and lunch will be served. $5 registration fee. K-6 grades. Details: 7...
Zias third in LSC volleyball poll
July 4th, 2004
RICHARDSON, Texas — West Texas A&M may have captured all seven Lone Star Conference South titles since the league went to divisional play in 1997, but the Lady Buffs are expected to have their work...
Citizen's rights go beyond those in constitution
July 3rd, 2004
For 228 years now, this nation has celebrated its independence on July 4.
In eastern New Mexico, we began celebrating on Thursday this year with the performance of the military band Tops in Blue.
Mul...
Independence Day date is inaccurate
July 3rd, 2004
Happy Fourth of July or, more accurately, happy Independence Day.
This is one of only two holidays that come to mind commonly called the date it occurs rather than the event it commemorates. The oth...
Coyotes are not always the bad guys
July 3rd, 2004
I read an article in Tuesday’s newspaper about coyotes and it makes the coyote the villain.
I have been around coyotes all my 48 years of life. I just want to express my opinion and a few facts abou...
Water board member says funding option may change
July 3rd, 2004
A member of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority believes there is a 50 percent chance the funding formula for the estimated $307 million Ute Water Project will change.
ENMRWA board member C...
July 4 Closings
July 3rd, 2004
Most government agencies will be closed on Monday in observance of the Fourth of July Holiday.
Many local banks are also closed, along with some retail businesses.
The Clovis News Journal offices wi...
Goslin, Stanley A.
July 3rd, 2004
Stanley A. Goslin
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Stanley A. Goslin, 73, of Portales, retired military, died Monday, June 28, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born on July 29, 1...
Cops and Courts, July 4, 2004
July 3rd, 2004
A Roosevelt County grand jury has indicted a Clovis man on charges of kidnapping, three counts of criminal sexual penetration and assault with intent to commit a violent felony.
Armando Galvan, 46, w...
Police Blotter, July 4, 2004
July 3rd, 2004
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police responded to the 900 block of Delta Street on Wednesday after a woman claimed her stepmother...
Ramblin' Rick
July 3rd, 2004
ONE FATHER IN MY neighborhood wouldn’t let his sons play Little League or youth football. He was worried about them getting burned out on sports.
I used to think he was crazy. Now I’m not...
July 4, 2004
July 3rd, 2004
TODAY
AARP/55 ALIVE Driver Safety Program — Clovis Community College, Room 103, preregistration is necessary. Cost is $10 per person made payable to AARP/55 Alive; for pre-registration call Carolyn...
Hounds 4th in LSC South football poll
July 3rd, 2004
Jeff Howard admitted he was disappointed but not surprised when Eastern New Mexico University was picked for fourth place in the seven-team Lone Star Conference South Division preseason poll, released...
ENMU offering class on social effects of baseball
July 3rd, 2004
Kay Reed loved playing baseball growing up on the West Coast. She remembers sitting on the bench and packing her cheeks full of Big League bubble gum.
Her uncle, a former minor league player and coac...
Engagements/Weddings/Anniversaries
July 2nd, 2004
Engagements
Terry-Sanchez
Bill and Sherry Terry of Clovis announce the engagement of their daughter, Jan Terry of Clovis, to David Sanchez of Clovis, son of Leo and the late Soledad “Chole” Sanch...
Kids hurt in slide collapse
July 2nd, 2004
About 10 young girls went to the emergency room Thursday night after falling from atop a 28-foot-high slide at an end-of-the-year softball party at Spencer Park.
Parents of the children — all under...
Festivities about to fire up
July 2nd, 2004
Ooh and aah sounds will echo throughout eastern New Mexico and West Texas this weekend as the region prepares to sparkle in a big way.
From Clovis to Muleshoe, a variety of fireworks displays and all...
Defiant Saddam admits nothing
July 2nd, 2004
BAGHDAD, Iraq — Saddam Hussein scoffed at charges of war crimes and mass killings Thursday, making a defiant first public appearance since being hunted down seven months ago. The deposed dictator fi...
Proposed civic center appears within budget
July 2nd, 2004
A proposed Clovis civic center may be smaller than some might like, but it fits in a $5 million budget, officials said Thursday.
An Albuquerque-based architectural firm presented conceptual drawing...
Governor welcomes donation
July 2nd, 2004
Thursday’s magic number was 7,000.
That’s 7,000 Dollar General stores for the Nashville-based chain; a $7,000 prize giveaway for customers; and a $7,000 donation from Clovis’ newest retail stor...
Return to your childhood spirits for strength
July 2nd, 2004
Years ago we brought an aspen tree home from the mountains and planted it in our yard.
Worried about the tree’s ability to withstand the transplant, we chose an area by the patio because it s...
Amos finds a firecracker
July 2nd, 2004
Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, who types by hurling himself at the keys, but he can’t work the capital shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks — except hyphens and dashes.
amos find...
De Baca conflict could settle out of court
July 2nd, 2004
A district judge on Thursday advised lawyers for the De Baca County sheriff and the county commission to try to resolve issues related to an extended feud between the two outside of court.
Ninth Judi...
Dilbeck, David Oliver
July 2nd, 2004
David Oliver Dilbeck
Mr. David Oliver Dilbeck, 78, of Clovis, retired from the Santa Fe Railroad, died Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at Laurel Ridge Healthcare in Clovis.
He was born on Oct. 21, 1925, in...
Religion
July 2nd, 2004
Tuesday
Overcomers meeting — Central Christian Church of Portales will hold its weekly “Overcomers” meeting, a Christ-centered A.A.-type meeting at 7 p.m. at the church at 1528 S. Main Ave. in...
Public Record
July 1st, 2004
Compiled from court records from June 24 through June 30
Marriage Licenses
Roy Lee Ressell, 57, and Deborah Jean Holder, 44, both of Randlett, Okla.
Brandon Glen Rose, 22, and Kimberly Jane Taylor, 19...
July 2, 2004
July 1st, 2004
TODAY
Disabled American Veterans #6 Bingo — 7 p.m., 220 West 4th Street, Clovis. Details: 762-5335.
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Corner Stone Group — 7:30 p.m., Closed meeting. Sacred Heart School, 9...
Supreme Court rules in favor of due process
July 1st, 2004
With its decisions regarding people the government has detained in connection with the undeclared “war on terrorism,” the U.S. Supreme Court has done a great deal to restore a semblance of balance...
Teen's good behavior surprises mom
July 1st, 2004
What kind of teenager have I created?
That’s what I asked myself the other day when my daughter did something unexpected. She copied me. You know, it’s the old “Do as I say, but don’t do as I...
Fireworks bring fond memories
July 1st, 2004
That big fireworks display, “Smoke on the Water” is at Greene Acres Park this Sunday. Clovis’ Tom Martin sparkplugs the event every year.
Tom and I have something in common: Our fathers were bo...
UFO Music Festival in Roswell brings out country music legends
July 1st, 2004
Roswell will reach for the stars with a few country music mainstays and industry newcomers taking to the stage Saturday for the Second Annual Merle Haggard UFO Music Fest.
The music festival is part o...
Buena Vista patients moving
July 1st, 2004
State officials plan to relocate residents of a Clovis nursing home within 30 days, claiming the health care facility poses health concerns for its occupants.
Wednesday’s decision to move all 19 re...
Tax increase takes effect
July 1st, 2004
Most people in a man-on-the-street poll Wednesday said they support the city of Clovis’ 1/4 of 1 percent gross receipts tax increase, which goes into effect today.
The tax increase, approved by vot...
Senator: Project timing wrong
July 1st, 2004
U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici told members of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority last week that he will not support federal funding of the Ute Water Project for at least two years, an ENMRWA offic...
Forget the Zia, salute the slot machine
July 1st, 2004
Here’s what we need to do: Can the Zia sun symbol. Give it a special corner at the state museum to represent what New Mexico once stood for. Relegate it to remember-when status.
Look, it’s only a...
Spotted owl craze based on flawed, biased science
July 1st, 2004
Ten years ago, an allegedly declining number of northern spotted owls in the Pacific Northwest was used by environmentalists and the Clinton administration to virtually shut down the cutting of so-cal...
There are few ways to help world’s poor
July 1st, 2004
Did you learn that the United States is rich because we have bountiful natural resources? That has to be nonsense. Africa and South America are probably the richest continents in natural resources but...
Cook, Edna
July 1st, 2004
Edna Cook
Services: Have been held.
Edna Joyce McCullough Bocox Cook, 76, of Clovis, died Sunday, June 27, 2004, in Humble, Texas.
She was born on Dec. 24, 1927, in Portales, to Carnegie and Edna McCu...
Tent show kicks off
July 1st, 2004
Joe’s Boot Shop has redefined the meaning of customer appreciation over the years with its annual July 4th Great Tent Event. You don’t even have to be a customer to appreciate it.
Store patrons c...
School board reinstates Portales teacher
July 1st, 2004
A Portales High School teacher fired on May 6 was reinstated by Portales Schools Superintendent James Holloway on Tuesday morning.
The decision came 13 days after Kay Jilek presented her case to the...
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