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Feb. 1, 2005
January 31st, 2005
TODAY
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Hopkins, Russell
January 31st, 2005
Russell Hopkins
Services: Have been held.
Russell Hopkins, 75, of Tulsa, Okla., died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa.
He was born on June 6, 1929, in Alex, Okla., to D...
Elections were critically important victory
January 31st, 2005
Only the most naive optimist would believe Sunday’s historic elections in Iraq mark the end of bloodshed and hardship in that war-torn land. But only the most stone-hearted pessimist would disdain t...
Johnny Carson: Quintessentially human
January 31st, 2005
Johnny Carson was perhaps the greatest comic craftsman in American popular entertainment. But this is not to say he was in any way parochial. Indeed, being a master comic in America is being a master...
Hillary Clinton has gone moderately soft
January 31st, 2005
A little immigration reform here, a little religion in the public square there, a little gentle talk about common ground on abortion — and what have you got? The birth of a new, moderate Hillary Cli...
Rierson, Beaulah
January 31st, 2005
Beaulah Rierson
Services: Have been held.
Beaulah (Bea) Belle Rierson, 85, of Tulia, Texas, died Dec. 31, 2004, at Tulia Health and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born May 12, 1919, in Denton...
Helmer, J.W.
January 31st, 2005
J.W. Helmer
Services: Have been held.
J. W. Helmer, 82, of Clovis, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born Sept. 26, 1922, in Walters, Okla., to B...
Hanks, Don B.
January 31st, 2005
Don B. Hanks
Services: Have been held.
Don B. Hanks, 66, of Clovis, died Friday, Dec. 31, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born Dec. 22, 1938, in Mart, Texas to Roy C...
Dirickson, Joseph
January 31st, 2005
Joseph Dirickson
Services: Have been held.
Joseph Duane “Joe” Dirickson, 20, of Huntsville, Texas, died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2004, at his home.
He was born Nov. 21, 1984, to Duane and Mar...
Baker, Essie
January 31st, 2005
Essie Baker
Services: Have been held.
Essie Baker, 90, of Portales, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2005, at Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales.
She was born Aug. 2, 1914, to Nancy and Chest...
Q and A with all school board election candidates
January 31st, 2005
Editor’s note: The Clovis Municipal School Board election in District 1 has five candidates. Max Best, Romardo Lopez, Frank Muscato, Bonnie Mendoza and Peter Zamie will vie for the seat in Tuesda...
Retired officer served on base closure commission in 1995
January 31st, 2005
Retired Maj. Gen. Josue “Joe” Robles Jr. served on the eight-member Base Realignment and Closure Commission during the last round of base closures in 1995. The San Antonio, Texas, resident and chi...
Attorney general loyal to U.S., not president
January 30th, 2005
Attorney Gen.-designate Alberto Gonzales will in all likelihood be approved this week by the Senate, which can certainly be justified. A president is permitted a certain latitude in appointing the mem...
It’s firklytootling time again in Santa Fe
January 30th, 2005
In case you haven’t noticed, the Legislature is firklytootling again up north, which brings to mind a political alert for all citizens of New Mexico: “Stay in the roundhouse, Nellie. The senator c...
Health insurance will cost reservists
January 30th, 2005
Thirty years ago, Congress decided the nation could no longer afford to offer military volunteers a robust draft-era GI Bill, so it concocted VEAP, the most unpopular veterans’ education benefit of...
Rodriguez, Sally
January 30th, 2005
Sally Rodriguez
Services: A memorial service will be planned for a later date.
Sally Rodriguez, 68, of Portales, died Friday, Jan. 21, 2005, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
She was bor...
Ivey, Rex
January 30th, 2005
Rex Ivey
Services: 4 p.m. (CST) today at Resthaven’s Abbey Chapel in Lubbock.
Rex Allen Ivey, 65, of Clovis, died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born...
Greenlee, Vernon
January 30th, 2005
Dr. Vernon Greenlee
Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Cope Memorial Chapel in Farmington.
Dr. Vernon Greenlee, 83, of Farmington, died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005, at San Juan Regional Medical Center...
Foster, Powell
January 30th, 2005
Powell Foster
Services: 10 a.m. today at First Presbyterian Church in Clovis.
Powell Hogan Foster, 65, of Clovis, died on Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005.
He was born on Sept. 25, 1939, in Slaton, T...
Coslett, Hugh
January 30th, 2005
Hugh Coslett
Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Wheeler Mortuary Chapel in Portales.
Mr. Hugh Coslett, 92, of Portales, died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005, at Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales.
...
Bradley, Rob
January 30th, 2005
Rob Bradley
Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Education Complex at Texico High School.
Mr. Rob Bradley, 46, of Texico, a rancher/cattle trader, died Sunday, Jan. 23, 2005, at Plains Regional M...
Red-hot Cibola cooks Clovis for first district win
January 30th, 2005
Albuquerque — The Cibola Cougars shot themselves back into the District 4-5A race.
Cibola’s Roman Andrade, Jeff Apodaca and Derek Apodaca combined for 11 3-pointers and 54 points as the Cougars b...
Prep hoops coaches wary of new seeding process
January 30th, 2005
The New Mexico Activities Association is moving pretty fast these days. So fast, in fact, that local basketball coaches were still fuzzy on the details even after the prep athletic governing body deci...
Struggling ENMU falls at A&M Kingsville
January 30th, 2005
KINGSVILLE, Texas — Senior forward Robert Hamilton led five players in double figures and Hamilton and junior guard Quendale Allensworth compiled double-doubles Saturday as Texas A&M-Kingsville roll...
Doss’ 24 gives Zias road win
January 30th, 2005
KINGSVILLE, Texas — Junior forward Tia Doss scored a career-best 24 points and Eastern New Mexico University finished the game on a 14-4 run Saturday to beat Texas A&M-Kingsville 77-67 in a Lone Sta...
Reactions mixed at Cannon airspace expansion hearing
January 29th, 2005
Area ranchers’ dissent toward the Air Force’s proposed air-space expansion surrounding Cannon Air Force Base was countered by support from Clovis residents’ at a town hall meeting Friday evening...
Jan. 30, 2005
January 29th, 2005
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. Information: Harold Burri...
Warrant issued for shooting suspect
January 29th, 2005
Clovis police issued an arrest warrant Thursday for a man they believe entered a woman’s house, demanded money and shot her in the foot earlier this week.
Antonio Maes, 21, of Clovis, is wanted for...
FNNM gets new business manager
January 29th, 2005
Freedom Newspapers of New Mexico has hired a new business manager.
Kevin Cooper, 48, began work in the Clovis office on Jan. 10.
A former staff sergeant in the Army, Cooper has 19 years experience...
Cops & Courts: Clovis churches recently burglarized
January 29th, 2005
Clovis police are looking for suspects in a recent string of church burglaries.
Police say three churches have been burglarized in the past month, and suspects have stolen everything from musical ins...
Iraqi elections fraught with irony, hope
January 29th, 2005
Today’s elections in Iraq are brimming with ironies. A celebration of democracy and freedom features curfews under which citizens are not allowed on the streets after dark, candidates fearful of app...
Letters to the Editor: Rapid, unplanned growth dangerous
January 29th, 2005
Carol Singletary makes a good point in her commentary published Tuesday.
Rapid, unplanned growth is not beneficial. The city of Clovis needs to join the 21st century.
Growth is going to continue; n...
Democratic protests mask intolerance
January 29th, 2005
The enraged speeches and street disorders across the country that accompanied the inauguration of President Bush may tell us more than we want to know about what is happening to this country.
The med...
Red hot Cibola roasts Clovis
January 29th, 2005
ALBUQUERQUE — Senior point guard Roman Andrade and the Cibola Cougars shot themselves back into the District 4-5A race.
Andrade scored 25 points and Cibola hit 11 3-pointers Friday as the Cougars b...
Prep Scores 1/28
January 29th, 2005
Friday
The Associated Press
GIRLS
Clovis 64, Cibola 46
Albuquerque Academy 64, Goddard 51
Bernalillo 42, Cobre 30
Cimarron 69, Springer 27
Des Moines 65, Roy 43
Dexter 67, Eunice 40
Espanola Va...
1/30 Wedding, Birth, Birthday
January 28th, 2005
Wedding
Cable
Nikki Steen and Barrett Cable, both of Lubbock, were joined in marriage Dec. 11, 2004, at first Baptist Church in Littlefield, Texas.
The Rev. Darren Tidwell performed the doub...
Life events do not always make sense
January 28th, 2005
I magine the pieces of your life, the events and the happenings, intersecting like coordinates on an axis. Each line between coordinates represents some significant event, and that means significant...
Actor relates story of Friday night fight at Edd’s Bar
January 28th, 2005
This is a story a local actor named Fred told me.
“It started as fun at Edd’s Bar north of Clovis. Playing pool, having a few beers, with three of my friends from the Caprock Amphitheater after a...
Zias rebound from blowout loss
January 28th, 2005
DENTON, Texas —Bouncing back from a 47-point loss on Monday at rival West Texas A&M, the Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball team gutted out a 62-57 Lone Star Conference South Divisio...
No. 3 Cibola looking for first district win
January 28th, 2005
Cibola’s stay at the top didn’t last long.
Clovis regained the top spot in this week’s Albuquerque Journal Coaches’ Poll, a combination of the Wildcats starting District 4-5A play with a pair...
Second brother charged with murder in April slaying of Portales teen
January 28th, 2005
A second man was indicted Thursday of first-degree murder in the death of a woman whose body was found buried in his back yard.
Clifford Baca, 20, also faces charges of tampering with evidence and co...
Former Clovis legislator champions education
January 28th, 2005
He was an advocate of education, a man who symbolized strength in the midst of disease, calm in the wind of anxiety, and perseverance in the throes of doubt.
Diagnosed with lupus at 18, former sta...
Israel, Palestine have opportunity for some peace
January 28th, 2005
R ecently we have been skeptical of the prospect — trumpeted in some quarters — that the death of Yasser Arafat and the election of his longtime aide Mahmoud Abbas was likely to create a significa...
I wanted to boomerang; Dad said no
January 28th, 2005
A couple of weeks ago I ran across an article about “Boomerang Kids.” These are young adults who leave the family nest — they’ve gone to college or trade school, they’ve probably had their...
Phenomenal families take lots of work
January 28th, 2005
Raising kids is part joy and part guerrilla warfare, according to actor Ed Asner.
As the parent of a teenager, I couldn’t agree more. Now here’s my take on raising children:
Imagine yourself as...
Is your foundation made of rock or sand?
January 28th, 2005
In some of my early growing up years in Kansas City, Miss., mother often took Susie and me into the city to explore museums or to shop at Macy’s.
Those excursions were recreational and educational...
amos learns god s ways
January 28th, 2005
Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t operate the capital shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks – except hyphens and dashes.
a...
1/28 Calendar
January 28th, 2005
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...
Greenwalt leads Tech to rout of Missouri
January 26th, 2005
LUBBOCK — Cisti Greenwalt did what seniors are called upon to do — lead the way. She blocked shots. Dominated the glass. And earned the 18th double-double of her career.
Riding the Clovis native...
Clovis woman shot in foot
January 26th, 2005
A 23-year-old Clovis woman was shot in the foot Wednesday during a possible robbery on the city’s west side. The shooting suspect remains at large, police said.
The woman was resting in her home at...
Goodbye, to self-described libertarian
January 26th, 2005
Syndicated political columnist William Safire, 75, is retiring his op-ed column, but he will continue to write his "On Language" essays for the Sunday New York Times Magazine.
"It's time to leave whe...
Society has fascination with celebrities
January 26th, 2005
Journalists never stop wondering what makes a reader pause and actually read a news story. Why, just then, did he put down the remote clicker and zone in on the CNN report?
Some of the answer is obv...
Technology responsible for job losses
January 26th, 2005
Now that the elections are over, there's little political gain for demagoguery about jobs, but let's prepare ourselves for the next time.
Losing a job means a financial crunch and readjustment regar...
Fair chance to explore health-care options
January 26th, 2005
Organizers and participants agree that Saturday’s Health and Wellness Fair is a much needed opportunity to explore the health-care options available in eastern New Mexico.
With health tests, demon...
Jan. 27, 2005
January 26th, 2005
TODAY
Relay for Life — Curry County Relay For Life is holding a meeting to help make plans for the 10th annual event. 5 p.m. at the Java Loft in the Master’s Center. Information: Cathy...
ENMU on fourth softball coach in two years
January 26th, 2005
PORTALES — Armando Quiroz wasn’t looking to change jobs.
A month or so ago, Eastern New Mexico University wasn’t preparing to change softball coaches.
The 55-year-old Quiroz, who has won three...
Board supports wellness center
January 25th, 2005
The Clovis school board Tuesday night approved a resolution in support of the $7.5 million Wellness and Youth Development Center proposed for construction at Spencer Park.
The center would supply Clo...
Hoover, Vickie Woods
January 25th, 2005
Vickie Woods Hoover
Services: Have been held.
Vickie Woods Hoover, 67, of Rialto, Calif., died Jan. 5, 2005, in Fontana, Calif., after a short illness.
She was born on Nov. 12, 1938, in Mel...
Jan. 26, 2005
January 25th, 2005
TODAY
AARP Free Tax-Aide — 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Baxter Hall, 908 Hickory by appointment. Information: 769-7908 or 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Walker community Center, 316 W. 2nd, walk in’s onl...
More government means problems for Texans
January 25th, 2005
The 79th Session of the Texas Legislature began in Austin last week. Once again, politicians promise Texans to solve the state’s woes without raising overall taxes. Once again, voters are likely to...
Reader Reaction: Poaching punishment reactions mixed
January 25th, 2005
A Project: Reader Reaction question asked about the recent killing of five deer out of season. If convicted, the suspect faces a maximum punishment of 7 1/2 years in jail. Is the potential sent...
Black man freed, but no rejoicing here
January 25th, 2005
Yes, his civil rights were violated.
He was held without access to an attorney for 10 days. Lawmen threatened his life. His interrogation was filmed and then televised, tainting the small-town jury p...
Change: Like it or not, it’s a matter of attitude
January 25th, 2005
It finally happened. Last Friday at 1:47 p.m. Something I’ve been dreading for ten years or so.
I finally hit the optometric wall. Bifocals.
Every time I’d see the guy, once every year or two or...
Zias coach takes job at West Texas A&M
January 25th, 2005
PORTALES — For the second time in three years, the Eastern New Mexico University softball program is looking for a new coach in January.
Kevin Blaskowski, who was hired in May 2003 after a five-yea...
Big run thwarts Hounds against West Texas
January 25th, 2005
CANYON, Texas — Senior forward Jamil Terrell scored 15 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and had three blocks while senior guard Carl Lamb had 15 points and four assists Monday night as West Texas A&M dow...
West Texas A&M routs Zias
January 25th, 2005
CANYON, Texas — West Texas A&M jumped to a 14-1 lead and put five players in double figures Monday night in a 91-44 rout of Eastern New Mexico University in Lone Star Conference women’s basketball...
Prep notes 1/25
January 25th, 2005
The Texico girls were the tough-luck team on the basketball court this week.
Up 39-38 on Friday at home with a few seconds left, Santa Rosa’s game-winning attempt bounced off the rim, but 5-foot-2...
Business feature: New year, new tax laws
January 24th, 2005
A new tax season often means new tax laws. This year is no exception. There are a number of changes that may assist taxpayers in filing their taxes and may qualify some for larger deductions and less...
Ranchers raise concerns
January 24th, 2005
ROSWELL — Several ranchers and a non-military pilot brought up concerns at a public meeting here to discuss Cannon Air Force Base’s proposed military airspace expansion.
Monday’s meeting at God...
Business Digest
January 24th, 2005
Cotton conference to be held Friday
The Llano Estacado Cotton Conference will be held Friday at the Bailey County Coliseum at 2006 W. American Blvd. in Muleshoe.
The conference is sponsored by Texas...
Bigler, Lenard
January 24th, 2005
Lenard Bigler
Services: 2 p.m. Thursday at Wheeler Mortuary Chapel in Portales.
Mr. Lenard Lee “Buck” Bigler, 72, of Portales, died Monday, Jan. 24, 2005, at Heartland Continuing Care Cent...
Wal-Mart makes efforts to sway public opinion
January 24th, 2005
After winning the war for the public’s dollars, Wal-Mart has launched a battle for public opinion. And after years of simply rolling with the punches of those who’ve been warning the retail giant...
Reader Reaction: Residents weigh in on storm-water fee
January 24th, 2005
A recent Project: Reader Reaction question asked about city commissioners’ decision on Thursday to accept a $50,000 fee to manage storm-water drainage for an area subdivision. Some responses:...
Faith and idealism Bush's strengths
January 24th, 2005
George W. Bush is, above all, an idealist. We saw it during his first term in his passionate advocacy of faith-based charity and in his ardent desire to reform education. This is not a leader who thin...
Jan. 24, 2005
January 24th, 2005
MONDAY
AARP Free Tax-Aide — 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Baxter Hall, 908 Hickory by appointment. Information: 769-7908 or 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Walker community Center, 316 W. 2nd, walk in’s only.
Cl...
Gallegos, Teresa
January 24th, 2005
Teresa Gallegos
Services: Have been held.
Teresa Gallegos, 51 of Clovis, died Saturday, Jan. 22, 2005, at Laurel Plains Healthcare in Clovis.
She was born on July 27, 1953, in San Francisco, to Cat...
Officer wants to honor Death March veterans
January 23rd, 2005
Local committee considering memorial.
Chief Petty Officer Richard Robertson’s heroes wear camouflage to work. They tote guns, drive tanks and fly planes during wartime. They defend America.
But th...
Bush bumbled by choosing Whitman
January 23rd, 2005
Christine Todd Whitman, the abysmally bad first administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under President Bush, is poised to publish the gripping, harrowing, nauseatingly self-serving accou...
Professor fails in attempt to avoid war
January 23rd, 2005
A learned friend of mine spent the holidays in Los Angeles and later wondered if she shoulda stood in bed. Her sad tale began when she left the comforts of her prairie home in eastern New Mexico and d...
Restitution to be paid for bad investment
January 23rd, 2005
An estimated 13,000 military investors who bought and later terminated a “Systematic Investment Plan” marketed by First Command Financial Planning Inc. of Fort Worth, Texas, are due restitution pa...
Lady Cats ruin Sandia's homecoming
January 23rd, 2005
ALBUQUERQUE — The Clovis Lady Wildcats built a big lead with their leading scorer on the bench, then survived a spirited fourth-quarter comeback and held off Sandia 59-52 on Friday in the District 4...
Cheese plant access road stalled
January 22nd, 2005
PORTALES — Roosevelt County officials say efforts to buy private property for the use of a proposed access road leading to the Southwest Cheese plant have been slow moving.
The proposed 2-mile exte...
He's got the gov's ear
January 22nd, 2005
Andrew Moralez doesn’t mind complaints. It’s part of his job.
As the ears and eyes of Gov. Bill Richardson, the Anthony native travels the state listening to the problems and concerns of constitue...
Bush’s policies, as always, abundantly clear
January 22nd, 2005
One of the defining traits of President George W. Bush is his willingness to pick a side, stick with it and make the case for why he believes as he does. That can be frustrating when one disagrees wit...
Letters to the editor: Park should remain open to vehicles
January 22nd, 2005
The city of Clovis would be making a big mistake if it closed Ned Houk Park to all-terrain vehicles and off-road motorcycles.
As an ATV and motorcycle rider, there really is no other place around he...
Thank you letters: Salvation Army grateful for donations
January 22nd, 2005
We wanted to thank the people of Curry and Roosevelt counties who graciously supported The Salvation Army during the holiday season and throughout the year. Through your help, we were able to assist 7...
Cops & courts: Photographer files lawsuit against chamber
January 22nd, 2005
A Curry County photographer has filed a lawsuit against the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce and its executive director claiming the non-profit organization used his photos for advertising with...
1/23 Police blotter
January 22nd, 2005
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Officers responded Monday to a store in the 1000 block of Mitchell Street in reference to a fr...
Reporter’s notebook: Bella Vista aids tsunami victims
January 22nd, 2005
The students at Bella Vista Elementary school were discussing New Year’s resolutions three weeks ago, and one of them brought up the tsunami victims in Asia.
After doing some Internet research on...
1/23 Calendar
January 22nd, 2005
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...
Prep scores 1-21
January 22nd, 2005
Friday
The Associated Press
GIRLS
Clovis 58, Sandia 51
Santa Rosa 40, Texico 39
Fort Sumner 53, Melrose 19
Cibola 50, Hobbs 48
Clayton 69, Tucumcari 39
Dulce 57, Navajo Prep 52
Eldorado 70, Alb...
Engagements, Wedding, Birth
January 21st, 2005
Wedding
Norton-Ouellette
Amber Jean Norton of Clovis and Mikael Daniel Ouellette of New Brunswick, Canada, were joined in marriage Dec. 18, 2004, at Central Christian Church in Clovis.
Kenneth...
Bohemian night: Nonsensical good time
January 21st, 2005
What do you do with your creative urges? How do you listen to the muse which inspires you to express yourself in the presence of the Universe? Perhaps you are like me — the only music you can keep t...
Ranch boy goes from peace officer to city manager
January 21st, 2005
T his is briefly how Joseph C. Thomas, a ranch boy, from Norton in Quay Valley, some 25 miles southeast of Tucumcari, came to be in Clovis.
Isom H. Thomas and three of his sons, sometime between 1912...
Clovis mayor backs smoking ban
January 21st, 2005
Clovis Mayor David Lansford has thrown his support toward proposed legislation that would ban smoking in businesses and restaurants statewide, an issue that will pit health advocates against proponent...
Clovis basketball capsules 1-20
January 21st, 2005
District 4-5A
Boys
Sandia (10-5) at Clovis (15-2)
7:30 p.m. Friday
Last week:Clovis beat Gadsden 37-35 on Friday, lost to Amarillo 51-45 on Saturday in Purple Pepper Shootout. Sandia beat Del N...
Clovis School Board candidate profiles
January 21st, 2005
Editor’s note: The Clovis Municipal School Board election in District 1 has five candidates. Max Best, Romardo Lopez, Frank Muscato, Bonnie Mendoza and Peter Zamie will vie for the seat in th...
Late run breaks Eastern
January 21st, 2005
PORTALES — Junior guard Jermart Miller exploded for five 3-pointers in a two-minute span late in the second half Thursday to lift Texas A&M-Commerce to a hard-fought 97-90 Lone Star Conference South...
Zias can't hold 16-point lead
January 21st, 2005
PORTALES — Halftime came at just the right time Thursday for the Texas A&M-Commerce women.
Down by 16 points in the first half, the Lions roared back behind double-doubles from Althea Byfield, Kate...
87-year-old building on Prince has unique history
January 21st, 2005
After World War I, the Clovis Baptists launched a drive to build a hospital for Clovis.
The drive to finance it started in 1919, and by Oct. 7, 1920, the Baptist Hospital at 515 North Prince St. was b...
‘Ownership’ means taking responsibility
January 20th, 2005
The “Ownership Society” seems poised to make a comeback, just in time for the president’s second term.
Some might remember the Ownership Society: It made a brief appearance during last fall’s...
Life is like puzzle; pieces have to fit
January 20th, 2005
My daughter Laura and I recently achieved a great accomplishment. We finished a 500-piece puzzle together. Wow, 500 pieces. Big deal. In today’s world though, that just may be a big deal.
How many...
Bike shop valuable piece of Americana
January 20th, 2005
Quietly and without widespread fanfare, Clovis lost its bicycle shop. The last day of 2004, when Ace Trading at Main and First closed its doors, so did the only bicycle shop for 100 miles in any direc...
In Tribute
January 20th, 2005
Reid couldn’t pass up trip to lake
He was an easy-going, friendly sort who couldn’t turn down a trip to the lake. He was also a loving father and hard worker who took great pride in the electrici...
1/21 Public Record
January 20th, 2005
Compiled from court records through Jan. 20, 2005
Marriage Licenses
Chrstopher Michael Rodriguez, 29, to Elizabeth Gonzalez, 31, both of Amarillo
Dagaberto Rodriguez, 20, of Camp Pendleton, Calif. t...
1/21 Calendar
January 20th, 2005
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...
Evans, Barbara
January 20th, 2005
Barbara Evans
Services:Have been held.
Mrs. Barbara “Polly” Evans, 71, of Portales, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2005, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on April 15, 193...
view from under the pew: belling the cat
January 20th, 2005
Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard keys, but he can’t operate the capital shift, and he shuns punctuation marks – except dashes and hyphens.
b...
What’s in name: Destiny? Security?
January 20th, 2005
What’s in a name? First think about the name Fran. Each hurricane this season will be named a name. The National Weather Service will give the new hurricane a name, track its path and predict the di...
Hobbled Hounds making no excuses
January 20th, 2005
PORTALES — As he looks ahead to tonight’s Lone Star Conference South Division opener against Texas A&M-Commerce, Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball coach Shawn Scanlan wonders just h...
Lady Raiders hand Nebraska first home loss
January 20th, 2005
LINCOLN, Neb. — Chesley Dabbs carried Texas Tech with her offense in the first half. Her defense was stellar all game.
Dabbs scored 15 of her 21 points the first 20 minutes and shut down high-scori...
Death of Cannon dependent remains mystery
January 20th, 2005
For nearly three months she has quietly followed her daily routine, trying to maintain her composure and show the world everything is alright.
But in the back of Lynda Crozier-Sweet’s mind, the hau...
County exploring home-monitoring system for nonviolent inmates
January 20th, 2005
The Curry County Commission on Wednesday approved a proposed policy to monitor nonviolent inmates outside detention center walls.
The Community Custody Program would use a 24-hour electronic monitori...
Condoleezza Rice not intimidated by Democrats
January 19th, 2005
Beyond well-phrased generalities, it is difficult to glean from Condoleezza Rice’s testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee just what kind of foreign policy a second Bush administrati...
Prediction: Cockfighting bites the dust
January 19th, 2005
Sure, I’m irritated. Wouldn’t you be?
This is the year cockfighting is going to get clawed to death in the New Mexico Legislature. You just know it has to happen.
All this folderol about two bir...
Consider capacity for action, not intent
January 19th, 2005
“On Sept. 11, one in 3,000 New Yorkers perished, but in the same year, over one in 1,000 urbanites were murdered in three major cities in the Western Hemisphere alone,” according to Russell Seitz...
Ute Water Project receives $2 million grant
January 19th, 2005
TUCUMCARI — The New Mexico Finance Authority and the governing body of the Ute Water Project reached an agreement Wednesday for a $2 million grant to help fund the initial stages of the proposed pro...
1/20 Calendar
January 19th, 2005
TODAY
AARP Free Tax-Aide — 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Baxter Hall, 908 Hickory by appointment. Information: 769-7908 or 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Walker community Center, 316 W. 2nd, walk in’s only.
Alzh...
Being part of church family is great blessing
January 19th, 2005
What would you say if I told you that it really is possible to have a wonderful group of friends that truly are as close as family?
What would you say if I told you that it really is possible to sur...
Commerce hottest in LSC South
January 19th, 2005
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University may be the two-time defending Lone Star Conference South Division men’s basketball champion, but if early-season performances mean anything it’s Texas A&...
Racially targeted champ deserves pardon
January 19th, 2005
Jack Johnson was a black man who often spent his days beating up white men and his nights making love to white women. This, in the first years of the last century.
So you can understand why he was a...
Last year's leading scorer out for Zias
January 19th, 2005
PORTALES — On the eve of the start of the Lone Star Conference South Division women’s race, Eastern New Mexico University acting head coach Dustin Klafka said Monday that senior guard Laci Lee wil...
Florida's gay adoption law irrational
January 19th, 2005
The state of Florida is not ridiculously selective when it comes to letting people adopt children — and with some 4,200 kids in need of adoption, it can't afford to be.
It allows single adults to a...
Trial proof U.S. holds abusers accountable
January 19th, 2005
Let’s get one issue out of the way at the outset. The conviction and sentencing of Army Spc. Charles Graner to 10 years in prison as punishment for his part in the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Gh...
Rael, Mary A.
January 19th, 2005
Mary A. Rael
Services: Have been held.
Mary A. Rael, 92, of Clovis, died Monday, Jan. 17, 2005, at her home in Clovis.
She was born on Oct. 10, 1912, in Fort Sumner, to Severo and Olimpia G...
Police blotter 1-19
January 19th, 2005
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police were dispatched Friday to the 1400 block of St. Andrews Drive in reference to a fraud r...
Prep Notes 1/18
January 17th, 2005
About 1,400 non-reserved lower bowl tickets for the Clovis-Hobbs boys basketball game on Jan. 25 go on sale today at 9 a.m. in the athletic office at Clovis High School.
Usually CHS doesn’t sell ti...
Deer heads found, charges pending
January 17th, 2005
Charges are expected to be filed this week in connection with the out-of-season killing and beheading of five deer, a wildlife official said.
Five missing deer heads have been found and results of th...
1/18 Business Digest
January 17th, 2005
Free tax preparation will be done this year by the AARP Tax Aide program for taxpayers 60 and older with middle and low income.
This new program replaces the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program...
1/18 Calendar
January 17th, 2005
TUESDAY
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Self-Help Group — 6:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at Plains Regional Medical Center, Caduceus Room. Information: Panhandle Division, (806) 468-8005.
Need-A-...
Democrats take to rehashing same old things
January 17th, 2005
Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy spoke to the
National Press Club on Wednesday and
articulated a clear message for Democrats: Give the people more goodies and they’ll return our party to power.
He...
Government cannot prevent disasters
January 17th, 2005
I have resisted writing about the tsunami because, well, it is such a horrible catastrophe that it seemed tacky to rush out a column about it. Now, closer to my home, we have a much smaller but no les...
Hatred for U.S. overpowers the needs
January 17th, 2005
Prince Felix Schwartenberg of Austria was asked in 1848 how his country would respond to Russia’s help putting down a Hungarian insurrection. “Austria,” he replied, “will astound the world wit...
Landess, Roy Sr.
January 17th, 2005
Roy Landess Sr.
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Roy G. Landess Sr., 75, of Clovis, died Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, at Prairie Acres in Friona, Texas.
He was born on June 22, 1929, in Roosevelt Coun...
Matlock, James A.
January 17th, 2005
James Albert Matlock
Services: Have been held.
James Albert Matlock, 93, of Clovis, died Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, at Laurel Plains in Clovis.
He was born on May 31, 1911, in Devol, Okla.,...
Robinson, Martha
January 17th, 2005
Martha Robinson
Services: Have been held.
Martha Jo Robinson, 80, of Amherst, Texas, died Monday, Dec. 27, 2004 at the Harmonee House in Amherst.
She was born on Aug. 28, 1924, in Chillichoth...
Gallegos, Florinda
January 17th, 2005
Florinda Gallegos
Services: Have been held.
Florinda “Inda” Gallegos, 78, of Clovis, died Monday, Dec. 27, 2004, in Clovis.
She was born on June 21, 1926, in Santa Rosa, to Guadalupe an...
Kennedy, Aria
January 17th, 2005
Aria Kennedy
Services: Have been held.
Aria “Tiny” Kennedy, 75, of Clovis, died Saturday, Dec. 25, 2004.
She was born on Jan. 8, 1929, in Bremont, Texas, to Mitchell and Marie Coppage. S...
Wiggs, Viola J.
January 17th, 2005
Viola J. Wiggs
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Viola J. Wiggs, 90, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004, in Amarillo.
She was born Nov. 25, 1914, in New Mexico.
She was raised i...
Wiedebush, Benny Frances
January 17th, 2005
Benny Frances Wiedebush
Services: Have been held.
Benny Frances Wiedebush, 82, of Muleshoe, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004, at her home in Muleshoe.
She was born Feb. 1, 1922, in Hall Co...
Wade, Birdie
January 17th, 2005
Birdie Wade
Services: Have been held.
Birdie Wade, 98, of Snyder, Texas, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004, in Snyder.
She was born on Feb. 18, 1906, in Snyder.
She married Clarence Wade on D...
Kraus, Ora
January 17th, 2005
Ora E. Kraus, 80, of Clovis, died Friday, Dec. 24, 2004, at her home in Clovis.
She was born on May 6, 1924, in Tatum to Fred and Ada Blackburn Petty.
She was a resident of Clovis most of her life a...
Legislature not just for lawmakers
January 17th, 2005
Mike Miller knows how government works. He knows state lawmakers and he’s a “people person.” He likes to talk.
In many ways the Portales resident is a prototype lobbyist, a profession that muc...
1/17 Calendar
January 17th, 2005
TODAY
Clovis Astronomy Club — 7 p.m., Clovis Community College, Room 405. Information: 985-7455.
Clovis Community Orchestra — 7 p.m. First Methodist Church choir room. Information: Lemuel Perry 7...
Military encouraged to write of war
January 17th, 2005
Countless stories of hometown war heroes have graced the pages of newspapers across the country. News stations broadcast the coming and going of troops, their funerals and their family’s joys and so...
Where do you stand in times of controversy?
January 16th, 2005
“Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”
— Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King III is today 8 years older than his father was when...
Impact of pre-kindergarten concerning
January 16th, 2005
Editor's note: The Clovis News Journal asked area lawmakers to offer brief commentary on a subject of their choice as they head back to Santa Fe this week for a 60-day legislative session.
The pre-ki...
Increase in death benefits on the table
January 16th, 2005
Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., and Defense Department officials have negotiated a proposed increase in military death benefits that would boost total payments to survivors of service members killed in Ir...
Greyhounds rebound with win at East Central
January 16th, 2005
ADA, Okla. — Jamaal Hunnicutt and Edmound Elzy posted double-doubles and Jolen Montoya hit 5 of 7 shots from 3-point range Saturday, helping the Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball post...
Defense propels Zias' comeback
January 16th, 2005
ADA, Okla. — Junior Riikka Lehtonen delivered a tie-breaking 3-point basket with 2:53 to go on Saturday as Eastern New Mexico University posted a 47-44 victory over East Central in a Lone Star Confe...
Apathy sign all not well with political life
January 15th, 2005
Perhaps the most striking thing about the official acknowledgment that the two-year hunt for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq is over is the fact that it was greeted with a collective shrug of the...
Increased incarceration not solution
January 15th, 2005
Editor's note: The Clovis News Journal asked area lawmakers to offer brief commentary on a subject of their choice as they head back to Santa Fe this week for a 60-day legislative session.
Wh...
'Statewide' should cover entire state
January 15th, 2005
Editor's note: The Clovis News Journal asked area lawmakers to offer brief commentary on a subject of their choice as they head back to Santa Fe this week for a 60-day legislative session.
A...
Managing budget major balancing act
January 15th, 2005
Editor's note: The Clovis News Journal asked area lawmakers to offer brief commentary on a subject of their choice as they head back to Santa Fe this week for a 60-day legislative session.
A...
Smart money is on partnerships, cooperation
January 15th, 2005
Editor's note: The Clovis News Journal asked area lawmakers to offer brief commentary on a subject of their choice as they head back to Santa Fe this week for a 60-day legislative session.
A...
Cops & courts: Former state prosecutor arrested
January 15th, 2005
Police are investigating a Thursday evening shooting that sent a Clovis teen to the hospital.
Carlos Gallo, 19, was treated and released Friday from Plains Regional Medical Center after sustaining a...
FNNM gets new circulation director
January 15th, 2005
Freedom Newspapers of New Mexico has hired a new circulation director for its three publications, the Clovis News Journal, the Quay County Sun and the Portales News-Tribune.
Gary Brown, 55, began wor...
Miles, Floyd P.
January 15th, 2005
Floyd P. Miles
Services: Have been held.
Capt. Floyd P. Miles, 85, of Roswell, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2005, at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell.
He was born on Aug. 29, 1919, in...
Q&A: Veteran lawmaker still going strong
January 15th, 2005
Portales farmer Stuart Ingle receives countless phone calls, wears a jacket and tie for two months straight and addresses his co-workers through the lieutenant governor.
It’s a process the state se...
Chamber celebrates recent economic growth in area
January 15th, 2005
The annual Chamber Banquet held Friday night at The Landing on Cannon Air Force Base was full of awards, slide shows and even a song by 12 former Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce presidents.
...
1/15 Calendar
January 15th, 2005
TODAY
AARP/55 ALIVE Driver Safety Program — 8 a.m. until noon. Clovis Community College, Room 103. Pre-registration is suggested. Cost is $10 per person made payable to AARP/55 Alive. Inform...
Lady Cats pound Lovington again
January 15th, 2005
LOVINGTON _ The Clovis girls continued their unbeaten ways, past Lovington for the second time this season.
Clovis junior post Brittany Blackmon scored a game-high 25 points and fellow junior post Ai...
Legendary radio announcer became preacher
January 14th, 2005
The late Herman Samson “Don” Boles was one of the more gregarious characters in Clovis from 1945 through 1952. His antics on KICA radio station with R. B. “Mac” McAlister were legendary.
Bo...
Talent can be hidden anywhere
January 14th, 2005
I was singing my wife Janice to sleep with the words of Harry Chapin’s “Taxi” ... “It was rainin’ hard in Frisco, I needed one more fare to make my night...” She woke up on the last verse...
1/16 Anniversaries and Engagements
January 14th, 2005
Anniversaries
Brigham
William and Louise Brigham of Farwell celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Dec. 24 at the Cattle Baron in Portales.
The celebration was hosted by their ch...
Clovis basketball capsules 1-14
January 14th, 2005
Boys
Purple Pepper Shootout
Friday
Gadsden (11-4) at Clovis (14-1), 7 p.m.
Last game: Clovis beat Portales 57-47 Tuesday.
At stake: Clovis’ top ranking in the Class 5A Albuquerque Jour...
Greyhounds roughed up in Oklahoma
January 14th, 2005
DURANT, Okla. — Sophomore guard Jason Stampley hit seven 3-pointers en route to 28 points Thursday night as Southeastern Oklahoma rolled to an 84-62 Lone Star Conference men’s crossover victory ov...
Zias' comeback try falls short
January 14th, 2005
DURANT, Okla. — Guards Staci Wilson and Lauren Martin combined for 38 points, hitting 11 of 14 from 3-point range, and struggling Southeastern Oklahoma recovered after blowing a 23-point lead early...
Senator wants former governor on BRAC commission
January 13th, 2005
ALBUQUERQUE — Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., plans to push for a “fair and adequate evaluation” of New Mexico’s military bases as the nation heads into another round of base realignments and clos...
In Tribute: Thomas always had time to help
January 13th, 2005
She was a faithful member of First Church of God in Christ for many years. She took great care to help those in the community. And she spent her free time assisting the elderly.
As it turns out, Essi...
1/14 Calendar
January 13th, 2005
TODAY
First Baptist Single Adults Fellowship — Information: 762-7209.
Disabled American Veterans #6 Bingo — 7 p.m. 220 W. 4th St., Clovis. Information: 762-5335.
Alcoholics...
1/14 Police Blotter
January 13th, 2005
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police were dispatched Thursday to a local school in response to a battery victim.
The princi...
Sentencing ruling is first step, not total solution
January 13th, 2005
It is not difficult to criticize the circuitous way the U.S. Supreme Court — acting Wednesday more like a quasi-legislative body than a court — went about downgrading but not quite eliminating the...
Key to creating equality is education
January 13th, 2005
My friend Evelyn Rising is a feisty girl. She’s a classy dresser. She’s intelligent and headstrong and yet sensitive to people’s needs.
Evelyn is a counselor at Texas Tech University in Lubboc...
Daydreaming of Mexico’s border towns
January 13th, 2005
A Robert Earl Keen CD was in the hi-fi, the song “Gringo Honeymoon” was playing. It’s about a couple going to Mexico, crossing into the country via a romantic rowboat ride. There are the people...
View from under the pew: Amos falls in a vat of chocolate
January 13th, 2005
Editor’s note: In response to a reader’s request, Amos asked to have his chocolate vat adventure rerun. Amos is a church mouse, who types by hopping on the computer keyboard, but he can’t...
ENMU still hounded by injuries
January 13th, 2005
PORTALES — Chad Donnell will likely see his role expand for the Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball team.
Injuries to junior forward Daniel Sherman (back) and senior guard Irshaun Pinc...
Lady Raiders pound conference rival
January 13th, 2005
LUBBOCK — A clock shot malfunction early in the game was about the only thing that went wrong Wednesday for the Texas Tech Lady Raiders.
In a battle of ranked teams, sophomore Alesha Robertson and...
Air Force: Effects of expansion minimal
January 12th, 2005
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — An environmental report on the effects of a proposed military airspace expansion estimates increased noise that could be intrusive but would cause no damage to animals or hum...
Levy renewal sought
January 12th, 2005
A mill levy to be voted on Feb. 1 would prolong a property tax to fund maintenance and building around area school districts.
If passed, a tax of $2 for every $1,000 of property would be assessed to...
Do not confuse stock market with gambling
January 12th, 2005
If we’re to believe the AARP’s advertising blitz against partial privatization of Social Security, the U.S. economy is just one big casino. “If we feel like gambling,” declares one full-page n...
State should focus on ‘important’ issues
January 12th, 2005
New Mexico is revving up her legislative engine once again, our esteemed reps and senators ready to work their particular brand of magic. Other than political junkies like me, no one is going to pay m...
Canada’s health care not miracle cure
January 12th, 2005
“The Dog and His Bone” is one of Aesop’s many instructive fables. It’s about a dog carrying a bone in his mouth.
As he was crossing a footbridge over a stream and happened to glance into the...
1/13 Calendar
January 12th, 2005
TODAY
High Plains Breast Feeding Alliance — 6:30 p.m. Trinity United Methodist Church, 1320 W. 21st Street. Information: 763-7964.
Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts — 7 p.m. Leaders...
Wade, Birdie
January 12th, 2005
Birdie Wade
Services: Have been held.
Birdie Wade, 98, of Snyder, Texas, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2004, in Snyder.
She was born on Feb. 18, 1906, in Snyder.
She married Clarence Wade on Dec....
Clovis reinstates mandatory 8th-grade PE
January 12th, 2005
The Clovis Municipal School Board approved a motion Tuesday to reinstate the requirement for physical education for all eighth graders starting in the next school year.
Assistant Superintendent for I...
1/12 Calendar
January 11th, 2005
TODAY
Amateur Radio Club — 7 p.m. Clovis Community College, Building 206. Information: 742-2415.
Brain Injury Support Group — 3 p.m. at the Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th Street i...
Competitive zeal no excuse for bad reporting
January 11th, 2005
CBS News fired three executives and one other employee Monday, after releasing the results of an independent investigation of the network’s airing of a debunked story critical of President George W....
Silence not an option in AIDS fight
January 11th, 2005
Makgatho Mandela died last week of illnesses related to AIDS.
We know this because his father, Nelson, announced it to the world Thursday. As you surely know, Nelson Mandela won a Nobel Prize and int...
Politics about limitation of government
January 11th, 2005
California Sen. Barbara Boxer, who led the effort of the Democrats in Congress to hold up confirmation of the Electoral College vote last week, claimed the absolutely core principle of America is dem...
Search continues for missing Farwell native
January 11th, 2005
The search continues for a missing Alamogordo woman who went for a walk Sept. 24 and never returned.
David Lynn said his wife, 55-year-old Vicky Lynn, takes medication to battle depression.
“I feel...
Program aids in tracking stolen livestock
January 11th, 2005
Starting this month, the Fort Worth-based Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association will launch a national Web-based theft-prevention service.
The initiative, called the Horse Identification...
Catalog gives unexpected definition of spirituality
January 11th, 2005
I got yet another catalog in the mail recently. Nothing unusual about that. Like most folks, I get lots of them. And, like lots of folks, I occasionally enjoy just thumbing through the pages of an int...
Patton, Harry L.
January 11th, 2005
Harry L. Patton
Services: Have been held.
Harry L. Patton, 74, of Clovis, died Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004, in Clovis.
He was born on Oct. 6, 1930, in Clovis, to Perkins L. and Katherine Garvin Pa...
Starkey, Robert
January 11th, 2005
Robert Starkey
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Robert Don (Bob) Starkey, 61, of Mesquite, Texas, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2004, in Terrell, Texas.
He was born on July 24, 1943, in Floydada, Texas,...
Wilson, Earl
January 11th, 2005
Earl Wilson
Services:Have been held.
Earl Dean Wilson, 63, of Melrose, died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004, in Amarillo.
Survivors include three sons, Justin Wilson of Saguache, Colo., Dale Wilson (...
Muller, Pearl Louise
January 11th, 2005
Pearl Louise Muller
Services: Have been held.
Pearl Louise Muller, 84, of Farwell, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2004, at the Farwell Convalescent Center.
She was born on Dec. 5, 1920, in Glendal...
Lanci, Noel
January 11th, 2005
Noel Lanci
Services: Have been held.
Noel Paige Lanci, 22, of Portales, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, in Portales.
She was born on Dec. 20, 1978, in St. Francis, Kan., to Tom Lanci and...
Sanchez, Carmen
January 11th, 2005
Carmen Sanchez
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Carmen B. Sanchez, 74, of Clovis, died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004, in Lubbock.
She was born on Dec. 1, 1930, in Tularosa, to Jose and Venancia Brusu...
Yarbrough, Nina
January 11th, 2005
Nina Yarbrough
Services: Have been held.
Nina Yarbrough, 97, of Portales, died Monday, Dec. 13, 2004, in Albuquerque.
She was born on Dec. 8, 1907, in Throckmorton County, Texas, to Marcus Wi...
Shafer, Bea
January 11th, 2005
Bea Shafer
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Bea Shafer, 78, of Portales, died Friday, Dec. 17, 2004, while waltzing to one her favorite songs.
She was born on Sept. 14, 1926, in Snyder, Texas,...
Gonzales, Albert
January 11th, 2005
Albert C. Gonzales
Services: Have been held.
Albert C. Gonzales, 84, of Fort Sumner, died Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004, at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell.
He was born on Aug. 26, 19...
Ackley, Thomas
January 11th, 2005
Thomas Ackley
Services: No services have been held.
Mr. Thomas Daniel Ackley, 39, of Clovis, died Dec. 17, 2004, at Laurel Ridge Healthcare in Clovis.
He was born on June 24, 1965, at Clark A...
Fulcher, Darrell
January 11th, 2005
Darrell Fulcher
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Darrell Fulcher, 66, of Clovis, died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2004, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born on April 30, 1938, in La Feria...
April 11, 1959
January 11th, 2005
Dr. Elwyn Crume was president of the Clovis Toastmasters Club. He was planning a speech contest for high school boys. … Price Drugs, 318 Main St., was giving away a 1959 Studebaker Lark VI four-door...
Portales targeting Wildcats for upset
January 10th, 2005
The Portales boys basketball team has been steadily improving, but the Rams know they have their work cut out tonight when they face big Tigg Bunton and his fellow Clovis Wildcats.
Clovis (13-1), who...
Prep Notes 1-11
January 10th, 2005
Clovis, Texico and Fort Sumner will be well represented in the New Mexico North-South high school all-star football games.
Four players from the Class 5A runner-up Wildcats were selected for the Sout...
Lady Cats conquer Canyon
January 10th, 2005
CANYON, Texas — Clovis girls basketball coach Miles Watters kept talk of Monday’s game against Canyon, Texas, to a minimum.
Watters didn’t want his team dwelling on the fact that Canyon is one...
1/11 Calendar
January 10th, 2005
T0DAY
Diabetic Support Group — 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. La Casa Family Health Center, 1521 W. 13th St. Information: Margie Caballero 762-0739.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Self-Help...
Poaching suspects questioned
January 10th, 2005
Three suspects have been questioned in connection with five deer killed, beheaded and dumped on a Ranchvale farm, a state wildlife official said.
One suspect admitted to shooting the deer and tossing...
Banquet to celebrate momentum
January 10th, 2005
Past presidents of the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce will be honored at this year’s annual banquet set for Friday night at the Landing on Cannon Air Force Base.
The event will open at 6:3...
1/11 Business briefs
January 10th, 2005
The New Mexico Water Dialogue’s annual statewide water meeting is set for Thursday in Albuquerque.
The event will focus on settling regional conflicts in New Mexico that arise over water usage. Thr...
Melrose chamber honors businesses
January 10th, 2005
The Melrose Chamber of Commerce banquet held Monday night in Melrose was accompanied by 1940s-era music and a hearty helping of roast beef and potatoes.
And some in attendance walked away with annua...
Corporation orders area Burger Kings shut down
January 10th, 2005
Burger King restaurants in Clovis, Portales and Roswell shut down Wednesday in a corporate move that has left many people befuddled.
The Clovis Burger King located on Prince Street across from North...
Keenan, George
January 10th, 2005
George Keenan
Services: Have been held.
George Wendell Keenan, 90, of Pottsville, Ark., died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2005, at his home.
He was born March 8, 1914, in Hale County, Texas, to George...
CBS fires 4 after report is released on National Guard story
January 10th, 2005
NEW YORK — Four CBS News staffers were fired Monday following the release of an independent investigation involving a Portales native’s release of documents to the broadcast news organization this...
Press doesn’t get marching orders from government
January 10th, 2005
W hen comedian Norm McDonald was on “Saturday Night Live,” he was the anchorman on the show’s Weekend Update skit. He would read headlines from that week’s news and change portions of the st...
Project: Reader Reaction
January 10th, 2005
Was sheriff’s job conflict of interest?
A recent Project: Reader Reaction question asked for views on Sunday’s story in the Clovis News Journal about conflicts of interest. The story focused on C...
Democrats continue their race-baiting
January 10th, 2005
There they go again: The Democrats are race-baiting — attempting to suggest that the Republicans purposely excluded or miscounted the votes of African-Americans in the 2004 election.
And why not? I...
Soto, Narcizo
January 10th, 2005
Narcizo Soto
Services: Have been held.
Narcizo “Chi-cho” Hernandez Soto, 64, of Clovis, died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born Nov....
Stobb, Beverly
January 10th, 2005
Beverly Stobb
Services: Have been held.
Beverly Oralene Stobb, 41, of Denton, Texas, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004.
She was born on April 16, 1963, in Fort Sumner, to Harlin Wayne and...
Poulsen, Edith
January 10th, 2005
Edith Poulsen
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Edith R. Poulsen, 90, of Clovis, died Monday, Dec. 13, 2004, at the Retirement Ranch of Clovis.
She was born on Sept. 11, 1914, in Los Ang...
Wright, Caryol
January 10th, 2005
Caryol Wright
Services: Have been held.
Caryol Wright, 59, of Portales, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
She was born on Oct. 15, 1945, in Portales, to Jua...
Felty, Clara
January 10th, 2005
Clara Felty
Services: Have been held.
Clara Lucille Felty, 83, of Belen, died Sunday, Nov. 28, 2004, at the Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque.
She was raised in Clovis and on Dec. 25, 1937...
Corbin, Art
January 10th, 2005
Art Corbin
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Art Corbin, 61, of Boles Acres, died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2004, at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces.
He was born on Aug. 20, 1943, in Portales, to Lo...
Dosher, Frank Jr.
January 10th, 2005
Frank Dosher Jr.
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Frank James Dosher Jr., 78, of Clovis, died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2004, in Clovis.
He was born on Nov. 15, 1926, in Tipton, Okla., to Frank James Do...
Griggs, Ida
January 10th, 2005
Ida Griggs
Services: Have been held.
Ida Bell Griggs, 95, of Alamogordo, died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2004, in Alamogordo.
She was born on Aug. 2, 1909, in Checotah, Okla. to Luck and Rebecca (Norr...
Ihde, Dr. Daniel C.
January 10th, 2005
Dr. Daniel C. Ihde
Services: Have been held.
Daniel Carlyle Ihde, M.D., 61, died Thursday, Dec. 9, 2004, at Sandia Springs Retirement Center in Rio Rancho.
He was born in Parsons, Kan., to Ma...
Hart, Lucille
January 10th, 2005
Lucille Hart
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Lucille Hart, 90, of Clovis, died Friday, Dec. 10, 2004, in Clovis.
She was born on March 18, 1914, in Guthrie, Okla., to Charles and Pearl Filer Co...
Gossett, E.J.
January 10th, 2005
E.J. Gossett
Services: Have been held.
Mr. E. J. Gossett, 83, died Thursday, Dec. 9, 2004, in Portales.
He was born on Sept. 17, 1921, in Ryan, Okla., to Ida and Charlie P. Gossett. He graduat...
1/10 Calendar
January 9th, 2005
TODAY
Clovis Quilters’ Club — 1:30 p.m., Central Baptist Church. Open to all Quilters, beginners to advanced. Information: 762-4727.
Pilot Club Meeting — 8 a.m. Business meeting. Sundance Stea...
Private giving to disaster victims shows generosity
January 9th, 2005
It’s bad enough for Americans to endure hectoring from the United Nations about our response to the tsunami crisis in Asia. Now we must endure scolding from a former U.S. Cabinet official, who admit...
Christmas performance can’t be topped
January 9th, 2005
Now comes the post-holiday clamydamps, which always reminds me of high school Christmas productions and my rookie Thespian career. They were epic moments in theatrical history ranked up there with per...
Military helping sexual assault victims
January 9th, 2005
Sexual assault victims in the military have had only one avenue inside their command — a visit to the chaplain — to report an attack and receive counseling, and still have the incident remain conf...
Local faith-based groups have mixed feelings on government funding
January 9th, 2005
Sheila Savitz was reluctant to take any money from the government for the Life Changers Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation center she has been trying to open for six years. She wanted the center to be fa...
a view from under the pew
January 9th, 2005
Editor’s note: Amos is a churchmouse, unable to use the keyboard shift keys and unschooled in the art of punctuation.
trumpage addiction
boss i went by tommy
tarantula s house the other
day and...
There can be no satisfaction without God
January 9th, 2005
When I was growing up, my parents had many good friends who were in seminary at the same time they were. I cannot help but remember a trip where our family and one other went to the Missouri State...
Hounds limp past 2003 national champs
January 9th, 2005
PORTALES — Jamaal Hunnicutt had a much bigger concern than scoring his 1,000th career point with the Greyhounds. He had four fouls, and was one foul away from leaving a game where his team needed hi...
Conflicts of interest
January 9th, 2005
Curry County Sheriff Roger Hatcher spent six to eight weeks in the fall managing a construction project about two miles outside the Curry County line. His employer was Tim Ashley, one of five county c...
USAF report released
January 9th, 2005
The Air Force has released a report outlining the environmental consequences of a proposed air space expansion.
The 421-page environmental impact statement outlines anticipated effects of Cannon Air...
Bush, Congress share fiscal irresponsibility
January 9th, 2005
The Bush administration and Pentagon have taken a lot of heat, some of it probably deserved, for an alleged shortage of armored Humvees in Iraq. The issue came to a boil several weeks back, when Defen...
Letters to the editor: Morality doesn’t stop at the party line
January 9th, 2005
I am one of those heathen Democrats that a couple of your readers have spoken of recently.
You know who we are ... we “solicit support from homosexuals, and advocate same-sex marriages.”
We are...
Together, we reached United Way goal
January 9th, 2005
The joy of living is encompassed deeply in the joy of giving.
That basic lesson in humanity spoke repeatedly to me this past summer and fall throughout the Clovis-Curry County United Way campaign, wh...
Police blotter: Jan. 9, 2005
January 8th, 2005
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police were dispatched Thursday to the 1200 block of N. Prince Street in reference to a shots-fired c...
Jan. 9, 2004
January 8th, 2005
SUNDAY
AARP/55 ALIVE Driver Safety Program — 8 a.m. until noon. Clovis Community College, Room 103. Pre-registration is suggested. Cost is $10 per person made payable to AARP/55 Alive. Information:...
Man indicted in connection with slaying: Cops and Courts
January 8th, 2005
A Curry County grand jury on Friday indicted Larry “Jake” Lucero, 38, of Clovis, in connection with the Dec. 26 slaying of 75-year-old Essie Thomas, according to a press release from the district...
1/9 Organizations, Wedding, Anniversary, Birthday
January 7th, 2005
Bridge Open Pairs
Section A
1. Johnnie Brown, Clovis; Norma Orwin, Clovis
2. Jerry Beck, Clovis; Art Lydick, Clovis
3. Jo Ann Vickers, Portales; Estelle Jones, Portales
Chaparral Extension...
Taking baby steps
January 7th, 2005
Walking was a problem. Fried foods were a holiday staple. And spending time with the grandchildren meant sitting and reading a book.
Maryjo Jones was too heavy to do anything else.
“I couldn’t b...
Balloon ride has controlled crash landing
January 7th, 2005
Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a two-part series. The first part was published in last Sunday’s Lifestyles section.
We were about to land, and were low on fuel. We had taken the ‘win...
Veterans need spiritual assistance
January 7th, 2005
Richard was like the older brother to much of the neighborhood. Although he was actually Bobby’s older brother, he played that role in a lot of our lives, as some of us had no older brother of our o...
1/9 Anniversary, Birthday and Wedding
January 7th, 2005
Anniversary
Pinnell
Wayne (Tuff) and Joan Pinnell of Melrose, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Jan. 16, 2005 from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in...
Officials thinking growth
January 7th, 2005
The city of Clovis is getting more involved in the future of Main Street. It’s also getting more involved in the health and well-being of the city’s youth.
City commissioners Thursday voted to de...
Fort Sumner testing back on track
January 7th, 2005
Fort Sumner School District has had strict mandates put forth to ensure testing is administered correctly this school year, a state education official said this week.
But the district will not face f...
Police and media must be partners, not opponents
January 7th, 2005
Clovis experienced another homicide last week, but much of the city did not learn of this killing until 36 hours after it happened. That’s because Police Chief Bill Carey waited until most of Clovis...
Searching for a perfect chile relleno
January 7th, 2005
When I worked as a reporter and restaurant critic in Abilene, Texas, several years ago, I pledged to find the perfect chile relleno.
I searched high and low, from the taquerias in the city’s norths...
Apartment life is more than location
January 7th, 2005
I moved out of my groovy disc jockey pad last week.
The pad was a one-bedroom apartment smack dab in downtown Clovis.
Some of my compadres wondered at my choice of living quarters because of its lo...
Clovis basketball briefs 1-7
January 7th, 2005
Boys
Coronado (11-10) at Clovis (11-1)
7 p.m. Friday
Clovis at Goddard (2-10)
7 p.m. Saturday
Last game: Clovis lost 49-47 Tuesday at Frenship.
Last meeting with Coronado: Clovis...
Townsley-Chamblee, Velma
January 6th, 2005
Velma Townsley-Chamblee
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Velma Townsley-Chamblee, 86, of Portales, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005, at Laurel Ridge Nursing Home in Clovis.
She was born on March 18...
Pockets of fun
January 6th, 2005
Playing pool can be an entertaining way to spend down time.
Jerry Judah and about seven other men play pool from noon until 5 p.m. daily at the Baxter-Curren Senior Center in Clovis.
Mostly retire...
Hounds coach remains concerned about defense
January 6th, 2005
Shawn Scanlan figures his Eastern New Mexico University men’s basketball team has its work cut out this weekend.
The Greyhounds (4-7), coming off consecutive solid outings, face a contrast of style...
Regent former legislator
January 5th, 2005
Gov. Bill Richardson appointed Pauline Ponce of Roswell to the Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents, according to a Wednesday press release from the governor’s office.
She replaces outgo...
New center will fill city’s need for public venue
January 5th, 2005
Civic center proponent John Bourne was but a pup when the idea first surfaced to build a facility in Clovis back in the late 1950s. And Mayor David Lansford and many other proponents were not yet born...
Place your bets on 2005’s top stories
January 5th, 2005
A pretty good year, was 2004, until a bunch of scumbags — and by scumbags we’re talking your basic media here — came along and made us read all those year-end stories.
There was the best of thi...
No, U.S. government is not democracy
January 5th, 2005
We often hear the claim that our nation is a democracy. That wasn’t the vision of the founders. They saw democracy as another form of tyranny. If we’ve become a democracy, I guarantee you the foun...
1/6 Calendar
January 5th, 2005
TODAY
Strength Sisters — 7 p.m. First Methodist Church. Cancer support group for women. Information: 762-5167.
V.F.W. Auxiliary 3280 — 7 p.m., meeting at Post 3280. I...
Davis, Richard
January 5th, 2005
Richard Davis
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Richard Eric Davis, 67, of Portales, died Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2005, at his home in Portales.
He was born on June 12, 1937, in Elmhurst, Ill., to Hel...
Fort Sumner superintendent retires
January 5th, 2005
Superintendent Lecil Richards will retire from Fort Sumner schools in February with his replacement likely to be one of three current administrators.
Richards said he will retire Feb. 1 after 12 year...
Wildcats suffer first loss
January 5th, 2005
WOLFFORTH, Texas — A valiant comeback in the final seconds Tuesday fell short when Clovis’ Tizrick Phillips narrowly missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer in an interstate matchup.
The 49-47...
Lady Cats survive off night
January 5th, 2005
WOLFFORTH, Texas — Clovis survived early foul trouble, an off night by its leading scorer and a team bent on redemption to stay unbeaten.
Aimee Hilburn scored 13 points and Brittany Blackmon added...
EPAC: Bronchos rally for win
January 5th, 2005
TEXICO — The last time Jim Kneipp coached a Grady team in an EPAC tournament, the opponents had names such as Causey on the jersey and the games were played at Portales High School.
On Tuesday, Kne...
Drugs, money likely motive
January 4th, 2005
A Clovis man charged with killing his mother told police another man actually committed the homicide in an effort to collect on a drug debt.
Dwight Wagner, 49, told police that Larry “Jake” Lucer...
County approves tax hike
January 4th, 2005
The Curry County Commission raised the gross-receipts tax Tuesday, but a former commissioner vowed to petition the increase.
The Commission unanimously approved an ordinance that will raise gross-rec...
1/5 Calendar
January 4th, 2005
TODAY
Amateur Radio Club — 7 p.m. Clovis Community College, Building 206. Information: 742-2415.
Brain Injury Support Group — 3 p.m. at the Memorial Building, 200 E. 7th...
America more generous than some give credit
January 4th, 2005
The U.S. government announced initially that it would donate $15 million to help victims of the overwhelming tsunami in South Asia. A United Nations official said the U.S. was “stingy” when it cam...
Wide-open Web is double-edged sword
January 4th, 2005
The Internet is an amazing creation, but not an entirely benign one. The upside is that you can post and find material that is accessible to countless people around the world. The downside is that you...
Health should be personal responsibility
January 4th, 2005
Reuters news service recently reported that a study from the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University states: “With current trends of increasing overweight and obesity afflicting all a...
Reid, Ruth
January 4th, 2005
Ruth Reid
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Ruth I. Reid, 89, of Farwell, died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, at Farwell Convalescent Center.
She was born on Aug. 25, 1915, in Wellington, Texas, to Ol...
Howard, Mamie
January 4th, 2005
Mamie Howard
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Mamie June Howard, 78, of Clovis, died Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004, at Bishop Davies Nursing Center in Hurst, Texas.
She was born on Jan. 6, 1926, in Pot...
Another tax hike planned
January 3rd, 2005
The Curry County Commission is expected to increase the gross-receipts tax today, just four days after state and county hikes took effect.
Commissioners will vote on an ordinance that would increase...
Airport loses daily flight
January 3rd, 2005
The air service at the Clovis Municipal Airport will be changing in the next couple of months. The city’s request made to the Department of Transportation for service change has been upheld at the f...
EPAC boys: Texico looks tough
January 3rd, 2005
The Texico Wolverines look like they’ll be a tough out in the 2005 boys EPAC Tournament, which begins today.
For one thing, the Wolverines have been in the finals for four consecutive years, winnin...
Board's search officially begins
January 3rd, 2005
The search for a Clovis schools superintendent is officially under way.
Monday was the first day Clovis school officials accepted applications to replace former Superintendent Neil Nuttall.
The boar...
Clovis basketball preview capsules
January 3rd, 2005
Girls basketball
Clovis (13-0) at Frenship (16-5)
5 p.m. MST Tuesday
Last week: Clovis swept three games in the Plateau Classic, beating Rio Rancho 53-35 in the championship. Frenship lo...
Prep notes 1/4
January 3rd, 2005
Pampa Harvesters coach Jeff Reed said playing and coaching at Clovis shaped the way he teaches the game.
His first coaching experience was helping Clovis assistant coach Mike Hankins with the junior...
Online library gift to readers the world over
January 3rd, 2005
As if the Internet didn’t already have more information than most people can process in a lifetime, Google, the search engine company, is planning to digitize entire books — millions of them — f...
Letters to the Editor: Biblical knowledge only half battle
January 3rd, 2005
Rarely do I feel the need to respond to comments written to the editor, but I will this time. In regard to Carolyn Stag’s letter on Wednesday about a political cartoon suggesting Democrats have no b...
Houk, June
January 3rd, 2005
June C. Houk, 90, of Clovis, died Saturday, Jan. 1, 2005, at her home.
She was born on June 22, 1914, in Roswell, to Isaac and Anna May Cravy.
She married Maurice Houk on June 15, 1935. She was a me...
1/4 Calendar
January 3rd, 2005
TODAY
Clovis Blind Support Group — 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Clovis Sr. Center, Baxter Hall, 908 Hickory. Information: 769-7908. Transportation arrangements: 769-7910.
Cannon Enlisted Spouses Clu...
Small-minded critics spit their venom
January 3rd, 2005
Natural disasters bring incomprehensible suffering. In this, they differ from manmade calamities. If you believe in free will, you can at least allow that human beings are capable of inexhaustible evi...
Ruby Bridges was 'Triumphant in Trouble'
January 3rd, 2005
Years ago now, I wrote a series of short essays entitled “Triumphant in Trouble.” How good it was, I don’t know, but I do know one truth came through at least to me, if to no one else. To be “...
Happy New Year, baby: Two cousins were the first Clovis babies of 1980
January 3rd, 2005
It was New Year’s Eve, 1980. Kerry Parks called her mom around midnight to tell her that her water broke. That’s when she got the news.
Her then sister-in-law, Francee Garcia, was already at t...
My daughter had wild balloon ride in Clovis
January 3rd, 2005
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series. The second part will be published in next Sunday’s Lifestyles section.
Clovis is not the best place to have a hot air balloon fiesta,...
New Year chance to try new activites
January 3rd, 2005
There’s a fellow here in town, a transplant from a large west-coast city, who admittedly doesn’t want to be here and spends lots of time finding fault with our area. One of his big impressions i...
1/2 Wedding, Honors
January 3rd, 2005
Shuckman/Fox
Ashley Carol Shuckman of Plano, Texas, and Jeffrey Lynn Fox of Mc Kinney, Texas, were joined in marriage Oct. 16, 2004, at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano.
The Rev. Patrick Ber...
Sontag wasn’t concerned with self-contradictions
January 3rd, 2005
Susan Sontag, who died Tuesday of cancer at 71, probably was America’s best example of the French intellectual engagé. That’s someone who not only writes theoretical books but also fiction and wh...
The day I clobbered my hungover dad
January 3rd, 2005
In the years when I was forming, I attracted several pet dogs of dubious persuasion. One of them was so ugly we named him “Gag.”
It was actually my father who named the dog while deep in the thr...
Retirees will benefit from new laws
January 3rd, 2005
When legislative language misfires, Congress can intend to do one and instead does another. That seems to have occurred twice last October with passage of the 2005 National Defense Authorization Act (...
Yucca, Clovis High selected to perform
January 3rd, 2005
The Yucca Junior High School Chorale and Clovis High School Band were selected to perform on the honors concert at the All-State Music Convention in Albuquerque.
The honors concert will be held at 7:...
1/3 Calendar
January 3rd, 2005
MONDAY
Surviors of Homicide Support Group — 7 p.m. support group led by Dr. Charlotte Farkas at 116 w. 11th Street. Information: 762-8825.
Curry County Association of Educational Retirees -CCAER...
Chaplain inspired by military pride
January 2nd, 2005
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE — Lt. Col. Richard Hall, wing chaplain at Cannon Air Force Base, did a memorial service for a young soldier from Wisconsin during his 2004 deployment in Iraq.
The man was serv...
Top 10 stories: Texico wins second-straight title
January 2nd, 2005
One of Texico’s biggest challenges to winning a second-straight Class A championship came from within.
Battling expectations and the complacency that comes with thoroughly beating opponents, the Wo...
Hounds improve over last two games
January 2nd, 2005
LAS CRUCES — Eastern New Mexico University’s final two games against non-Lone Star Conference teams produced probably the Greyhounds’ best outings of the season.
Coming off a 38-point win over...
Q and A: Walter Bradley
January 1st, 2005
Walter Bradley is the former lieutenant governor of New Mexico. The Clovis native is back in town, handling government and business relations with Dairy Farmers of America, the largest dairy co-op in...
All calm this New Year's eve
January 1st, 2005
New Year’s eve was relatively calm and quiet compared to previous years, according to local law enforcement officials.
There were no major accidents or crimes reported in the area. Strong police pr...
Reader Reaction: Residents remember 2004 as a year of change
January 1st, 2005
A recent Project: Reader Reaction question asked for memories of 2004. Some responses:
“(IT) WASN’T THE BEST year I’ve had, but I will think of this year as a good year because...
Iraq violence will get worse before situation calms
January 1st, 2005
The two events are not directly related, yet in a way they are. A Dec. 21 attack at a U.S. military base in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul killed 22 people, including more than a dozen Americans....
1/2 Calendar
January 1st, 2005
AARP/55 ALIVE Driver Safety Program — 8 a.m. until noon. Clovis Community College, Room 103. Pre-registration is suggested. Cost is $10 per person made payable to AARP/55 Alive. Information:...
1/2 Police Blotter
January 1st, 2005
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
A patrol officer driving Wednesday near 21st and Ross streets began hearing a low, thumping no...
Cops and Courts 1/2
January 1st, 2005
A Clovis man on Dec. 21 was sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges he and two other suspects burglarized a Clovis home three times and hit a victim in the head with a hammer, a press release from...
Students’ fund-raiser money missing
January 1st, 2005
In this season of giving, Clovis students have had something taken away.
Thousands of coins collected by James Bickley Elementary School students were reported stolen Dec. 11, according to the Clovis...
Joint effort aids student transition
January 1st, 2005
It was something she had grown used to as part of a military family. But Alyson Haynie didn’t want to move.
Stationed at Cannon Air Force Base, her father, Roger Haynie, turned down a job offer tha...
Lucero, Aurora
January 1st, 2005
Aurora Lucero, 89, of Portales, died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005, at Heartland Continuing Care Center in Portales.
She was born April 18, 1916, in Villanueva to Abelina and Camilo Lucero.
She grew up...
Pleasant, Doris
January 1st, 2005
Doris Pleasant
Services: Have been held.
Doris Lee Pleasant, 78, of Clovis, died Friday, July 29, 2005, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
She was born on July 23, 1927, in Covington, Va....
Snake encounter leaves fellas rattle
January 1st, 2005
My first encounter with a bona fide rattlesnake left me with a lethal dose of ophidiophobia (Greek for fear of ophidios) complicated by lingering runny nose. It took place while I was on a fishing tri...
Letters to the editor 5/3
January 1st, 2005
Marshall burrito situation handled well
I want to commend local police, the staff at Marshall Junior High and any others involved in the speedy response to the alarm on Thursday morning.
I kno...
April 10, 2005
January 1st, 2005
TODAY
AARP/55 ALIVE Driver Safety Program — 8 a.m. until noon. Clovis Community College, Room 103. Pre-registration is suggested. Cost is $10 per person made payable to AARP/55 Alive. Inform...
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