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Unlucky ad for slot machines lands man in jail
August 31st, 2004
A Clovis man attempting to sell slot machines through the classifieds found out his potential buyers were actually undercover agents with the New Mexico Gaming Control Board.
John A. Mesner, 59, was...
Air Force addresses sexual assault claims
August 31st, 2004
Sexual assaults at U.S. Air Force bases are more widespread than officials first believed, and addressing the problem will require major institutional changes, according to an Air Force report release...
Police blotter: September 1, 2004
August 31st, 2004
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police responded to a burglary complaint Saturday night in the 1000 block of Ross.
One of the resid...
Defender job at stake
August 31st, 2004
The outgoing district attorney and a longtime public defender are vying for the top position in the district defender’s office, which will become open after Oct. 29.
Assistant public defender Jim W...
Freedom for everyone still long way off
August 31st, 2004
What would it take to get you to stand up for me?
Let’s say I’m routinely discriminated against and in some cases outright despised. Let’s say I’m often used as a scapegoat, and there’s an...
September 1, 2004
August 31st, 2004
TODAY
Joint Veterans Council — 7 p.m., regular meeting at 200 W. Grand Avenue.
Amateur Radio Club — 7 p.m., Clovis Community College, Building 206. Details: 742-2415.
TB Testing — 8 a.m. until 4...
Boy, Cub Scouts offer invitations
August 31st, 2004
Officials with the El Llano Grande District of the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts are inviting Clovis, Portales and Cannon Air Force base first- through fifth-grade boys to join the organization, according...
Congress should be patient when reforming security
August 31st, 2004
So we now have another proposal for reforming the sprawling 15-agency “intelligence community” that missed the signs that 9/11 was in the works and didn’t exactly get it right about weapons of m...
Family knows ‘inz and outz’ of Clovis
August 31st, 2004
One of the oldest families settling near the soon-to-be Clovis in 1904 was the Joel C. Faris family of eight. A farmer who raised cotton, horses and mules in Texas, Joel Faris was also a carpenter, bu...
State school ratings leave Clovis scoring well
August 31st, 2004
Fourteen of 17 Clovis schools met the state’s standards for performance and participation, according to ratings released Monday by the New Mexico Public Education Department.
Clovis High School, Ca...
Business briefs
August 31st, 2004
• Dividend to be issued to building contractors
Builders Trust of New Mexico, an insurance company specializing in worker’s compensation insurance for building contractors and suppliers, announce...
August 31, 2004
August 31st, 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 wi...
McCain's pledges mean to further stifle free speech
August 30th, 2004
Who or what made Arizona Sen. John McCain the arbiter of appropriate political discourse in America? The answer, of course, is John McCain, with the eager assistance of liberal pundits who view the se...
Pocket bikes could be a dangerous fad
August 30th, 2004
A recent Project: Reader Reaction question asked about the newest fad in transportation: mini-motorcycles known as pocket bikes.
Some responses:
“WHEN SCHOOL LETS OUT in the afternoons I can always...
Kerry has curdled self-image of U.S.
August 30th, 2004
In their new bestseller, “Can America Survive?” Ben Stein and Phil DeMuth begin with a pointed contrast between the America of today and that of 1942. One starts the section with trepidation, sinc...
Local mentor program regroups
August 29th, 2004
A new director has been appointed for the Big Brothers-Big Sisters program of Curry and Roosevelt County.
Christine Zamora said she started working in the office at 105 E. Grand on Aug. 16, 5 1/2 m...
Calendar
August 29th, 2004
TODAY
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Corner Stone Group — 7:30 p.m., Open to people with alcohol problems. Sacred Heart School, 921 Merriwether, Room 6. Details: 763-3166.
TB Testing — 8 a.m. until 4...
Youth seek God in rally
August 29th, 2004
About 50 youth and adults gathered at the Clovis-Carver Public Library on Saturday night to participate in the Blaze the Nation Youth Rally put on by Rene and Monica Herrara of Artesia.
The rally in...
Avery, James C.
August 29th, 2004
James Cicero Avery
Services: 11 a.m. (EDT) Tuesday at Christ Chapel First Presbyterian Church in Greeneville, Tenn.
James Cicero Avery, 84, of Greeneville, Tenn., a retail business owner and ma...
Government must clean up its nuclear act
August 29th, 2004
Whether it’s merely an “accounting discrepancy” or something more troubling, the news that more nuclear data is apparently missing from an Energy Department regional office in Albuquerque — re...
Let's keep Friday the 13th under control
August 29th, 2004
In case you didn’t notice, we had a Friday the 13th this month. To put it in a more scholarly manner, it behooves us to utilize the Freedom of Information Act in the examination of perils existing i...
Lawsuit questions 'stop-loss' authority
August 29th, 2004
Without evidence that the U.S. occupation of Iraq is protecting America from terrorism, the Army has no legal basis to use “stop-loss” authority to keep thousands of soldiers on active duty and se...
Slow down, you move too fast
August 29th, 2004
Phooey! Pfui! Rats! I think I’m getting a cold.
It’s still early in the experience, and I hope that maybe I just sucked up enough dust working on sheet rock last night that the dust is to blame f...
Area football summaries
August 29th, 2004
Friday
Melrose 54, Hondo 6
Hondo — Carlos Ruiz rushed for three touchdowns and caught a pass for another as Melrose routed Hondo 54-6 Friday in the season-opener for both teams.
James Walke...
Curry County Literacy Coalition off and reading
August 28th, 2004
A grant from the New Mexico Literacy Coalition is funding a new organization in Clovis — the Curry County Literacy Coalition.
The coalition, which received the grant last week, will be headed by C...
Weddings/Engagements/Anniversaries
August 28th, 2004
• Engagements
Maggio-Warrick
Bill and Becky Ingram and Don and Jannette Maggio of Clovis announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Allyson Maggio of Clovis, to Clifford Wa...
‘Service pack’ installation could be confusing
August 28th, 2004
The long awaited “Service Pack 2” for Windows XP has finally been released, not without problems though.
If you’ve got a good bit of computer experience, then installing the service pack should...
Local personal histories needed
August 28th, 2004
This article had its genesis in a conversation with my mother-in-law. I bought her a book, which was really a compilation of articles from the Santa Fe New Mexican, spanning the paper’s inception in...
Muleshoe man found innocent by jury
August 28th, 2004
MULESHOE — A Bailey County jury found a Muleshoe man innocent of a murder charge on Friday, District Judge Gordon Green said.
Larry Brent Kitchens, 52, was found innocent of murdering Derwin Wyn B...
Clovis girls win pageant titles
August 28th, 2004
Two Clovis girls have been awarded state titles in the New Mexico America’s Choice Pageant, according to a release by the Albuquerque based agency.
According to the release, 7-year-old Eboni Lunsfo...
Man admits to manufacturing child porn: Cops and Courts
August 28th, 2004
A Clovis man pleaded guilty Tuesday to five counts of manufacturing child pornography. He’s been ordered to undergo a diagnostic evaluation at the New Mexico Department of Corrections by the court,...
Police Blotter: 8-29-04
August 28th, 2004
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police responded Tuesday to a local school where a teacher complained of having been pushed by a stu...
August 29, 2004
August 28th, 2004
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; for pre-regist...
We're looking for substance from the GOP
August 28th, 2004
Modern political conventions have become four-day infomercials about the candidates being nominated. Still, people can glean something if they listen closely.
At the Democratic convention a month ago...
Thank you letters
August 28th, 2004
Editor’s note: The Clovis News Journal will periodically publish thank-you letters of public interest. Letters should be less than 300 words and the writer must be identified. Writers should include...
Project Reader Reaction
August 28th, 2004
Hail Judge Quinn! Plea was wrong
District Judge Stephen Quinn on Monday rejected a plea agreement involving a man accused of shooting a Clovis police detective. Keith Bessette has recovered from his...
Carthel, Bill W.
August 28th, 2004
Bill W. Carthel
Services: Have been held.
Bill W. Carthel, 78, of Friona, died Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004, in Amarillo.
He was born on July 7, 1926, in Floyd County, Texas, to Wayne and Ruth Golde...
Friday's prep football scores
August 27th, 2004
Prep
Area
Mayfield 35, Clovis 0
Melrose 54, Hondo 6
Farwell 27, Plains 13
Morton 34, Bovina 6
Muleshoe 24, Friona 0
Fort Sumner 46, Hagerman 6
State
Clayton 19, Questa 6
Deming 33, Faben...
Clovis Invite features deep field
August 27th, 2004
Clovis coach Darrel Ray said the Lady Wildcats’ string of three-straight championship games in the Clovis Invitational volleyball tournament is in serious jeopardy this weekend.
The tournament, whi...
Texico routs Hobbs JV
August 27th, 2004
TEXICO — Chris Phillips rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns as defending Class 1A state champion opened its season Thursday by whipping the Hobbs junior varsity 62-0.
Justin Garrison and Brad...
Rams hit road for opener
August 27th, 2004
PORTALES — West Las Vegas hasn’t beaten Portales High on the field in the short history of their series. But third-year Dons coach James Esquibel thinks his squad is getting close.
The teams meet...
Hounds draw stiff test in opener
August 27th, 2004
Portales — Clint Conque feels good about his Central Arkansas football team as it gets ready for the 2004 campaign, but says he’s not much different than most football coaches.
“Every coach in...
Freedom Newspapers
August 26th, 2004
The presidential campaign is stalled debating the inflammatory merits and demerits of the candidates’ Vietnam War service — even as America has an actual war being conducted by an actual president...
Would you like to see my surgical scars?
August 26th, 2004
This month I celebrate the second anniversary of a major surgery I had in 2002. Before you think I’m off the wall — regular readers already know this — I don’t normally observe the anniversari...
We were cooking, and near beer
August 26th, 2004
My friend Lizzie was reading the newspaper.
“I want to know where they’re stealing it from,” she said out loud.
“What,”I asked. “Stealing what?”
“Beer, she said. “Here in the police...
Clovis youth rally with ‘Blaze the Nation’
August 26th, 2004
Coordinators of the “Blaze the Nation” Youth Rally hope the Clovis-Carver Library parking lot in downtown Clovis will be crowded with people from 6 p.m. until 11p.m. Saturday night.
Rene and Mon...
Police blotter: 8-27-2004
August 26th, 2004
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police were dispatched to the labor and delivery ward of a local hospital about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday in...
Public record: 8-27-2004
August 26th, 2004
Compiled from court records from Aug. 19 through Aug. 25
Marriage Licenses
Jimmie Leroy Looney Jr., 34, and Dacia Dawn Ford, 28, both of Clovis.
William Ramsey Lee, 24, and Johanna Dawn Rowley, 24,...
August 27, 2004
August 26th, 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....
Educator: New tests rejuvenate the state
August 26th, 2004
Local and state school officials admit the state-mandated testing system has had its fair share of critics, among them superintendents, teachers and parents.
But school officials believe the number o...
School board addresses salary discrepancy issue
August 26th, 2004
The Clovis school board on Tuesday passed a motion allowing it to rectify salary discrepancies that may have occurred in the calculation of the employee pay schedule this year.
“One of the school...
Hounds hope to be competitive in first season
August 26th, 2004
PORTALES — For a while this season, the Eastern New Mexico University soccer teams will travel the same path.
ENMU’s squads play six doubleheaders over the next three weekends, beginning with matc...
Children evacuated as precaution
August 26th, 2004
A child care center in Clovis was briefly evacuated about noon on Wednesday when workers smelled smoke in the building.
A burned-out air conditioner motor caused the smell at Barbara Ann’s Child Ca...
Portales relying on junior trio
August 25th, 2004
Juniors Morgan Hill and Megan Kabrick believe they have a lot more to accomplish before they leave Portales High.
“Megan’s and my goal is to get at least seven state championships before we gradua...
August 26, 2004
August 25th, 2004
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.
First...
Caughran, James Virgil
August 25th, 2004
James Virgil Caughran
Services: Have been held.
James Virgil Caughran, 84, of Mount Taylor, died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2004.
He was born on Oct. 25, 1919, in Grady, to Harry Lonzo and Wannie Belle...
Free trade, fair prices needed to control sugar
August 25th, 2004
To express his pleasure about one thing or another, the late Great One, Jackie Gleason, would bellow, “How sweet it is.” He might have been referring to the deal sugar growers have with the federa...
Readers listen, but don't always agree
August 25th, 2004
And the readers write, a columnist’s blatant self-promotion to let his editors know that somewhere out there in the nine towns where his column is published, someone is listening.
n A column bemoan...
Sensitivity plan won't appease terrorists
August 25th, 2004
President Bush’s foreign-policy critics at home and abroad share characteristics and visions that have previously led to worldwide chaos and untold loss of lives. These people believe that negotiati...
Reality is reality; you can accept it or not
August 25th, 2004
Save your pity for McGreevey family
James McGreevey is not a hero. That’s the first thing we need to get straight.
To the contrary, press reports on the embattled New Jersey governor detail an adm...
Steam locomotives helped build Clovis
August 25th, 2004
Hear that lonesome whistle sound
As it passes through the night.
It’s the old Santa Fe freight train
As it rumbles out of sight.
Back around 1971, I wrote this piece about the steam locomoti...
Special funds invite legislative raiding, lawsuit
August 25th, 2004
We found fascinating a wire story appearing recently that reported the filing of a $442 million class-action lawsuit against our neighboring state of Colorado. It charges legislators with raiding and...
Wednesday, Aug. 25
August 25th, 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.
A...
Rogers, Douglas
August 25th, 2004
Douglas Malone Rogers, 67, of Roswell, died Thursday, Aug. 19, 2004, at the VA Hospital in Portland, Ore.
He was born on Nov. 15, 1936, in Melrose, to Woodrow and Pauline Rogers.
He joined the Navy i...
NMMI beats Wildcats in soccer
August 25th, 2004
ROSWELL — New Mexico Military Institute scored the game’s final two goals and beat Clovis 5-3 on Tuesday in a non-district boys soccer game.
The Wildcats (2-2) tied the scored at 3 all on Scott E...
Zias deeper in 2004
August 24th, 2004
PORTALES — Eastern New Mexico University kept its streak of 15-straight winning seasons alive last season, but just barely, putting on a late charge last fall to finish 16-15.
This year, the Zias h...
Hounds loaded with experience
August 24th, 2004
PORTALES — A starting quarterback returning punts and kickoffs isn’t exactly commonplace, but Eastern New Mexico University’s Steven Hinson welcomes the opportunity. After all, he was a capable...
Lady Cats open season tonight
August 24th, 2004
Darrel Ray knew his Clovis High volleyball team would have lots of holes to fill this season, but the chore is even bigger than he anticipated
Six of the top eight players off last year’s 18-5 squad...
Vehicular homicide trial delayed
August 24th, 2004
The jury trial for Joe Martinez Jr., accused of killing Bobby Lynn Sandoval while trying to flee Clovis police on July 4, 2003, has been postponed until Nov. 15.
Jury selection was slated to begin M...
Ice cream manufacturer buys Clovis business
August 23rd, 2004
A national ice cream and dairy manufacturer announced its acquisition of the Froz Fruit and Chill Ice on Aug. 18.
The deal has Wells’ Dairy, Inc., a national manufacturer of more than 2,000 produc...
AccessBank CFO earns honor
August 23rd, 2004
Ken Huey Jr., chief financial officer of AccessBank in Clovis, was surprised to open a recent letter stating he would receive the 2004 Governor’s New Mexico Distinguished Public Service Award (NMDPS...
Fair attendance down in 2004
August 23rd, 2004
Conflicts with school and a rainy Thursday night resulted in the lowest Curry County fair attendance since 2001, officials said Monday.
Fair board president Buddy Vaughan said 26,870 people passed th...
Police shooting suspect denied deal
August 23rd, 2004
District Judge Stephen Quinn on Monday rejected a plea agreement offered to a man accused of shooting a Clovis police detective.
Timothy Michael Burke, 52, is accused of shooting Detective Keith Bess...
Reform needed to stop more immigrant deaths
August 23rd, 2004
It’s time to get realistic about this country’s immigration policy. Our current system has done nothing to stop illegal immigration. Instead, all it has done is put illegal immigrants in greater d...
Stem cell research is morally problematic
August 23rd, 2004
Addressing the Democratic National Convention, Ron Reagan told the delegates that in the debate over funding research on embryonic stem cells, we face a choice between “the future and the past; betw...
Clovis football coach has responsibility to readers
August 23rd, 2004
I noticed that Coach Eric Roanhaus again declined to be interviewed by Rick White in Sunday’s paper.
Over the last few years he had Randy Adrian and now Darren Kelley provide comments weekly in the...
Mondragon receives contract renewal
August 22nd, 2004
Clovis Mayor David Lansford feared if every city commissioner commented on how valuable city manager Ray Mondragon is to Clovis, Thursday’s commission meeting would last all night.
Blanketed by a...
Soldier's death 'ripped out my heart'
August 22nd, 2004
LUBBOCK — Fighting back tears and battling to keep control of his emotions, Ernest Galvan told a funeral congregation on Saturday at Lubbock’s St. Theresa Catholic Church the story of his son Dani...
Military Digest
August 22nd, 2004
Coffman
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael L. Coffman, son of Janice V. Coffman of Clovis, and Michael W. Coffman of Pine Bluff, Ark., recently was promoted to his current rank while serving at Nava...
August 23, 2004
August 22nd, 2004
TODAY
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Corner Stone Group — 7:30 p.m., Open to people with alcohol problems. Sacred Heart School, 921 Merriwether, Room 6. Details: 763-3166.
TB Testing — 8 a.m. until 4 p...
Rogers, Fern
August 22nd, 2004
Fern Rogers
Services: Private family services will be held at a later date.
Mrs. Fern Rogers, 77, of Clovis, a secretary, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2004, at her home.
She was born on July 17, 1927,...
Loftus, Marie
August 22nd, 2004
Marie Loftus
Services: Have been held.
Marie M. Loftus, 75, of Albuquerque, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2004.
She was born on Feb. 17, 1929, in Clovis, to Ray and Ethel Miller.
She married Martin Loft...
Self, Raymond L.
August 22nd, 2004
Raymond L. Self
Services: Have been held.
Raymond “Ray” L. Self, 88, of Clovis, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2004, at Laural Plains Healthcare in Clovis.
He was born on April 19, 1916, to Ira L. a...
Willingham Sr., Thomas
August 22nd, 2004
Thomas D. Willingham Sr., 86, of Clovis, died Friday, Aug. 6, 2004, at Granbury Care Center in Granbury, Texas.
He was born on July 27, 1918, in Featherston, Okla., to Idus P. and Winnie Willingham.
H...
Torres, George
August 22nd, 2004
George Torres
Services: Have been held.
George “Billy” Torres Jr., 53, of Clovis, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born Nov. 5, 1950, in Sinto...
Moncayo, Frances
August 22nd, 2004
Frances Moncayo
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Frances Moncayo, 56, of Texico, died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on Aug. 11, 1947, in Santa...
Lewis, Damien
August 22nd, 2004
Damien Lewis
Services: Have been held.
Damien Dajuan Christopher Lewis, 5 months, of Clovis, died Friday, Aug. 6, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born on Feb. 16, 2004, in Lu...
Mandatory VA funding not a good idea
August 22nd, 2004
If John Kerry has his way, any veteran who served two years on active duty or, if mobilized, even less, would be rewarded with lifetime access to healthcare from Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
...
Why did the chicken cross the road?
August 22nd, 2004
Here at the Institute for Nitty-Gritty we raised our scholarly sights recently to delve into that age old conundrum, “Why does a chicken cross the road?”
From a variety of sources we found answer...
Profiling system has serious flaws
August 22nd, 2004
Some people might scoff when we worry aloud about the potential confusions, embarrassments and delays — not to mention invasions of privacy and abuses of power — that could result from the creatio...
Find refuge in Jesus in good and bad times
August 21st, 2004
It seems that it has been raining so much lately. One minute the clouds are rolling in and the next minute, a torrent of rainfall. Lately, it hasn’t been uncommon for Clovis to get an inch of rain i...
Clovis family shows traveler kindness
August 21st, 2004
Clovis’ heroes are not all in the military. Here are some I recently met: Lisa and Christopher Alvarez, ages 8 and 7, and Marie Hall, night manager of a Clovis retail store.
Lisa and Christopher are...
Letters to the Editor
August 21st, 2004
Plea inappropriate in officer's shooting
The story the CNJ printed regarding a plea bargain for someone who shot a police officer proves voters were right when we didn't re-elect District Atto...
Clovis family shows traveler kindness
August 21st, 2004
Clovis’ heroes are not all in the military. Here are some I recently met: Lisa and Christopher Alvarez, ages 8 and 7, and Marie Hall, night manager of a Clovis retail store.
Lisa and Christopher are...
Hairy therapy: Pets help heal local elderly
August 21st, 2004
Sometimes a friendly face and furry back is exactly what the doctor ordered.
That is what Dorothy Nelson, 52, of the American Cancer Society believes. She just certified her personal pet, Mookie, as...
Letters to the Editor
August 21st, 2004
Plea inappropriate in officer's shooting
The story the CNJ printed regarding a plea bargain for someone who shot a police officer proves voters were right when we didn't re-elect District Atto...
Tracking hurricane made easy with Internet
August 21st, 2004
A few months ago, when I started telling folks in Clovis that I was moving to Florida, almost invariably one of the first responses would be “But what about all of the hurricanes?”
My response was...
'Save the Hubble' squeaks deserve no more grease
August 21st, 2004
We don’t have anything against the Hubble Space Telescope, per se. We count as a success its mission to peer deeply into space and give astronomers and cosmologists a close-up view of objects once o...
Clovis culture night coming
August 21st, 2004
I really am at a loss when it comes to what some words mean.
Now, don’t tell me to go get a dictionary. Remember I am an English teacher; I frequently tell others to go get a dictionary.
What I mean...
Engagements, weddings, anniversaries
August 21st, 2004
Engagement
Noblett-Fergus
Alton and Jennifer Noblett of Clovis announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Olivia Noblett of Thornton, Colo., to Christan Fergus of Clovis, son...
Community shows its appreciation for base
August 21st, 2004
Eastern New Mexico said thanks to Cannon Air Force Base personnel on Friday, with games and $6,000 worth of giveaway prizes highlighting the 15th annual Cannon Appreciation Day.
Events included a dun...
Albuquerque man pleads innocent in Realtor’s slaying
August 21st, 2004
ALBUQUERQUE — A 27-year-old Albuquerque man has pleaded innocent to shooting a well-respected real estate agent in the back of the head and leaving his body in a closet inside a home he was trying t...
August 22,2004
August 21st, 2004
TODAY
AARP/55 ALIVE Driver Safety Program — 8 a.m. until noon, Clovis Community College, Room 103, preregistration is suggested. Cost is $10 per person made payable to AARP/55 Alive; for preregistra...
Public Record, 8-22-04
August 21st, 2004
Compiled from court records from Aug. 12 through Aug. 18
Marriage Licenses
James Reese, III, 25, of Hinesville, Ga., and Elizabeth Marie Landers, 18, of Clovis.
Daniel William Fazio, 19, of Holbrook,...
Chavez, Gilbert R.
August 21st, 2004
Gilbert R. Chavez
Services: Have been held.
Gilbert R. Chavez, 80, of Lubbock, died Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2004, at his home.
He was born on Sept. 15, 1923, in Matador, Texas, to Santos and Maria Ramirez...
Ramirez, Patricia
August 20th, 2004
Patricia Ramirez
Services: Have been held.
Patricia Ann Ramirez, 44, of Clovis, died Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2004, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
She was born on Sept. 27, 1959, in San Jose,...
Officers receive wanted pay hike
August 20th, 2004
Clovis city commissioners gave a group of police officers the pay raise they were excluded from in June. But with that raise came some harsh words for the roughly 35 officers who signed a petition to...
Police officer says plea bargain would mean an ‘open season’
August 20th, 2004
Clovis police officers on Thursday asked District Judge Stephen Quinn to not accept a plea bargain prosecutors have offered a man accused of shooting a city detective.
Sgt. Dan Aguilar said giving T...
Students’ test scores improve from last year
August 20th, 2004
SANTA FE — Just over half of New Mexico’s fourth graders lack proficiency in reading and a similar portion of eighth graders failed to meet a math proficiency standard, according to 2004 test scor...
Mother urges neighborhood drivers to slow down
August 20th, 2004
Krisha LeClear has been watching the cars zip by on Tierra Blanca for three years, and she does not like what she sees.
Her oldest child is in second grade, but he is not even allowed on the sidewal...
Police Blotter: August 20,2004
August 20th, 2004
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police responded to a heist of lollipops on Aug. 12 at a store on the 700 block of 21st Street. A sto...
August 20, 2004
August 20th, 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....
Bobby Fischer’s eccentricity is not a crime
August 20th, 2004
W hy doesn’t the United States government
just leave Bobby Fischer alone? Alone is
obviously where the reclusive chess master — famed for beating Russian champion Boris Spassky during the frosti...
Learning to enjoy life’s journey hard
August 20th, 2004
When you enter that dark, cavernous passageway of uncertainty that life so often brings us to, it’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Sometimes it’s just a flicker, just a spark, jus...
Clovis could learn from Texas town
August 20th, 2004
I went to Midland, Texas, last weekend. It’s about four hours south-southwest of Clovis. It was a pretty nondescript trip across a nondescript part of the Llano Estacado and the Permian Basin. Along...
Veteran Hounds coach calling it quits at end of season
August 19th, 2004
PORTALES — Citing health concerns, Eastern New Mexico University football coach Bud Elliott plans to retire at the end of the season, bringing to an end a 37-year college career.
Elliott, who will...
Arenacross coming to fair
August 18th, 2004
Kody Vigil is looking forward to performing in front of a home crowd in Saturday’s Curry County Fair Arenacross at Mounted Patrol Arena.
He’s also considering turning professional in the next yea...
Attorney will not seek death in murder case
August 18th, 2004
MULESHOE — A Muleshoe man charged with capital murder in the deaths of three people including his ex-wife will not face the death penalty, court officials said Wednesday during jury selection at the...
Local Briefs
August 18th, 2004
• Annual event salutes Cannon
The 14th annual Cannon Appreciation Days will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at Unity Park at Cannon Air Force Base.
Organizers of the event — promoted as a way Cl...
After drug lapse in Colombia, let’s rethink drug war
August 18th, 2004
W hite House “drug czar” John Walters recent
ly lapsed into a moment of candor about
Plan Colombia, the five-year, $3.3 billion expenditure of U.S. taxpayers’ money that was supposed to —...
Clovis Man should be used as tourist attraction
August 18th, 2004
What has always amazed me about Clovis is that we are sitting on a world-class tourist attraction that goes mostly unnoticed by locals.
We only have to take a lesson from what Roswell did with its al...
Someone cares about prairie chickens
August 18th, 2004
Sometimes, if he is any kind of fair, a columnist has to say he was wrong. It’s not easy, but here goes.
Five years ago, I was just plain mean to the lesser prairie chicken. Here’s what I said:
...
August 19, 2004
August 18th, 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...
County considers new events center plan
August 17th, 2004
Curry County’s proposed events center was back in the spotlight on Tuesday with a new plan.
The latest proposal, from Schlegel Lewis Architects of Albuquerque, is to build a facility next to the co...
Rogers, Vera
August 17th, 2004
Vera Rogers
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Vera Rogers, 89, of Elida, died Monday, Aug. 16, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on July 20, 1915, in Goldthwaite, Texas, to...
In defense of our leader, President Bush
August 17th, 2004
A story in Friday’s Clovis News Journal reported on protesters questioning President Bush. I’d like to answer some of the questions.
Jason Call asked why 1,000 Americans and 10,000 Iraqis are dead...
Grandma was a snuff-spitting joker
August 17th, 2004
This story comes from John Paul Pitts, a Texas oil man.
He was 9 years old when he feared the world had come to an end near Wink, Texas, about 200 miles south of Clovis.
This was in 1940, on a Saturda...
Bush's military reduction was due 10 years ago
August 17th, 2004
President Bush has announced (at a Veterans of Foreign Wars convention) that he plans to reduce the number of troops in Europe and Asia by 60,000 to 70,000 over the next decade.
If this suggests a se...
Kerry's record is one of appeasement
August 17th, 2004
John F. Kerry is a dove in hawk’s clothing. Yes, he volunteered in Vietnam — and none can deny him the honor he deserves for having done his duty. But he now asks to be commander in chief largely...
Edmonds' case may help new intelligence chief
August 17th, 2004
The story of Sibel Edmonds is one that should not be overlooked amid the news flurry of naming a new CIA chief, the 9/11 Commission report and other ideas to remake the U.S. intelligence community.
E...
Calendar — Tuesday, Aug. 17
August 17th, 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-B...
Police blotter
August 17th, 2004
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police were dispatched to the 1000 block of Jones Street about 3 a.m. on Aug. 8 in reference to a do...
Clovis only needs one special events center
August 17th, 2004
A recent Project: Reader Reaction question asked about the city’s proposed civic center. Some responses:
“AFTER ALL THIS TIME, all I want to see is the finished product and be able...
Husband held in wife's stabbing
August 17th, 2004
A Clovis woman was critically injured on Saturday night when she suffered a stab wound to her neck, police said.
Kathleen Gooden, 50, was airlifted to Lubbock’s Covenant Hospital in Lubbock after p...
Greenwalt injured in rollover
August 17th, 2004
LUBBOCK — A Texas Tech basketball player remained hospitalized Monday with injuries she received in a weekend traffic accident in West Texas.
Senior Cisti Greenwalt, a 6-foot-5-inch center for the...
Water on the minds of area officials
August 17th, 2004
Water is the most pressing issue on the minds of eastern New Mexico business and government leaders who attended a Clovis-Curry County Chamber of Commerce breakfast on Friday.
About 50 area leaders p...
Fair vendors ready for annual event
August 16th, 2004
The life of a traveling concessionaire can be exhilarating.
So says Pat Cumings of Fritch, Texas, who arrived at the Curry County Fairgrounds on Sunday with the trailer she calls “Pat’s Yum-Yum Hu...
Attacking Najaf may be necessary but not beneficial
August 16th, 2004
Iraqi and American forces have begun a major offensive in the city of Najaf against militants in the Mahdi Army militia loyal to the radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
At a military level, even t...
Offering life advice a dangerous business
August 16th, 2004
It amazes me how brilliant I am about so many things and why folks don’t more often seek my counsel. My wife Marilyn used to say, “Maybe you should stop trying to solve world problems and straight...
Budget tightening leads to drug changes
August 16th, 2004
Phyllis Ramm, wife of an Air Force retiree, got a surprise Aug. 7 when she called the Keesler Air Force Base pharmacy to refill routine prescriptions.
She learned that some popular brand-name drugs no...
August 16, 2004
August 16th, 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 Astronomy Club — 7 p.m., Clovis...
2004 Heart Gallery aims to find homes for children
August 15th, 2004
The portraits of 60 New Mexico children will not only serve as art when they come to Clovis, they will also include heart as the spotlight shines on youth in need of adoption.
The 2004 Heart Gallery i...
Eating a lot of carbs may increase risk of breast cancer
August 15th, 2004
A new study raises concerns about high-carb diets beyond how they affect weight.
Breast cancer was more than twice as common in women in Mexico who ate a lot of carbohydrates as it was in those who li...
8/15/04 Local Briefs
August 15th, 2004
Volunteers needed for city committee
The city of Clovis’ Public Works Committee has a vacancy for a volunteer representative from the community residing in District 2.
This committee meets on...
8/15/04 Senior Happenings
August 15th, 2004
La Casa De Buena Salud
1120 Cameo
Sunday: 1 p.m. — Dance and refreshments.
Monday: 9:30 a.m. — Blood pressure checks; 10 a.m. — HIBAC.
Tuesday: 10:30 a.m. — Gift walk; noon — Potluck lunche...
8/12/04 Events Calendar
August 15th, 2004
All times Mountain
Alto
“The Pendragons” — 8 p.m. Saturday at the Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts, Airport Highway 220. Information: 505-336-4800.
Amarillo
“Old West Melodrama” and...
8/15/04 Club Notes
August 15th, 2004
Altrusa International Inc. of Clovis
Altrusa International Inc. of Clovis met for its regular program on Monday at Muffley's Back Door. Hostesses were Margie Reisiger, Beverly Fitz, and Sylvia Bean....
Elvis' former apartment open for tours
August 15th, 2004
By Woody Baird
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Want to spend a few days holed up in Elvis Presley’s old digs — sleeping in his bedroom, eating in his kitchen?
No, Graceland isn’t taking...
8/15/04 Honors
August 15th, 2004
Guillermo
Chrisalbeth J. Guillermo is a recipient of the fourth annual Scholarship for Military Children Program awarded at Cannon Air Force Base Commissary. This scholarship was initiated in 2000 to...
It's easy to access MSN Messenger at a public Internet terminal
August 15th, 2004
The folks at Yahoo have tried to provide local information in the past. This time, I think they’ve been successful.
Go take a peak at
local.yahoo.com
and then give the updated service a test run f...
Fair is steep in tradition
August 15th, 2004
The routine didn’t vary much, from year to year nor from fair to fair. We would skirt around the lights and crowds of the midway, which was already beginning to fill with groups of kids shuffling th...
8/15/04 Weddings
August 15th, 2004
Casaus
Gina V. Apodaca of Clovis, and B.J. Casaus of Clovis, were joined in marriage on Aug. 4, 2004, in Las Vegas, Nev.
The Rev. G. Graham performed the double ring ceremony.
The bride is the daught...
8/15/04 Engagements
August 15th, 2004
Rodriguez-Randolph
Edward and Patrina Rodriguez of Clovis, announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Allesondra Rodriguez of Clovis, to Robert Randolph of Belleville, Ill., s...
Wildcats football notebook
August 14th, 2004
Bruce is back
Three decades after he started his coaching career at Gattis Junior High, former Texico, Bovina and Alamogordo head coach Bruce Scroggins is back at Clovis. He is coaching the def...
Kansas City signs former Hounds hurler
August 14th, 2004
Gabe DeHoyos was a mainstay in the starting rotation during his days at Eastern New Mexico University.
In his third season of professional baseball, the 6-foot, 220-pound right-hander has made a succe...
New principal ready for first day
August 14th, 2004
As schools around the city resume classes this week, high school students will have a different face in the top office.
Jody Balch has taken over as principal at Clovis High School. Andy Sweet resig...
Car destruction, high-flying bikes highlight fair
August 14th, 2004
A personal liability release for one of the Curry County Fair’s more popular events speaks for itself.
“...The participation in a demolition derby, either as a driver or crew member, exposes the...
Man charged with manufacturing child porn verbally accepts plea
August 14th, 2004
A Cannon Air Force Base staff sergeant charged with more than 100 counts of manufacturing child pornography has verbally accepted a plea agreement, defense and prosecuting attorneys said.
Rockey Flem...
Journalists choice to protect sources needs protection
August 14th, 2004
T he First Amendment is Americans’ pre-
cious protection of the rights to freedom
of press, assembly, speech, petition and religion.
But government ever is testing the boundaries of what it can...
Simple tasks remedy obesity problem
August 14th, 2004
I find it interesting that in America today we are beginning to consider obesity a disease. Some Americans think obesity should be covered by medical insurance or Medicare.
In other countries, childre...
Clovis residents express shock over theft
August 14th, 2004
A recent Project: Reader Reaction question focused on the Indian-head monument stolen from atop Hotel Clovis. Should the city haul the six remaining monuments down and store them away for safekeeping?...
Police Blotter, August 15, 2004
August 14th, 2004
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police responded to the 700 block of North Thornton early Thursday evening in reference to a drunk s...
(Cops and Courts) Police lieutenant will attend FBI academy
August 14th, 2004
A 33-year-old Clovis police lieutenant has been accepted into the FBI National Academy, an exclusive three-month course that trains law enforcement in administration, terrorism and violent crime inves...
Drill team member raising money (reporter's notebook)
August 14th, 2004
Lola Barrows, a 14-year-old member of the Gattis Junior High drill team, is selling candles to raise money for a trip to New York City where she is slated to dance in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Par...
August 15, 2004
August 14th, 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...
Zinn, Ladena
August 14th, 2004
Ladena Zinn
Services: Have been held.
Ladena Williams Zinn, 82, of Santa Fe, died Thursday, Aug. 12, 2004.
She was born on Sept. 1, 1921, in Texico, to Roy and Zola Williams.
She graduated from Clovis...
Clovis team headed for national tourney
August 13th, 2004
Third- and fourth-grade basketball players from Clovis will play in a nationally recognized tournament Saturday and Sunday at the University of Texas in Arlington. Their coach, David Dawson, said 20 p...
City, schools protest water hike
August 12th, 2004
Clovis’ city attorney plans to attend a Public Regulation Commission meeting on Nov. 8 in Santa Fe in hopes of blocking a proposed hike in water rates for Clovis residents.
City Attorney Dave Richar...
Respect the special children in this world
August 12th, 2004
Several years ago, I was in the grocery store when my heart was sad as I watched a family shopping with their young children.
The father was pushing the basket while the mother was braking out order...
A loose nut encounters amos
August 12th, 2004
a view from under the pew
Editor’s note: Amos is a church mouse, who types by hurling himself at the keyboard keys, but he can’t operate the capital shift keys, and he shuns punctuation marks ...
Our weather a breeze compared to some
August 12th, 2004
Clovis was blessed with a real gullywasher of a thunderstorm last Saturday night.
That’s the way it is here on the High Plains, a place of weather extremes: windy periods or periods of hot air with...
Diversity spans from classic to conjunto
August 12th, 2004
How many of you out there in newspaper land can say you’ve enjoyed both classical and conjunto music — on the same night?
The music of famous symphonic composers and contemporary Tejano musicians...
Flight delays need innovative ideas from FAA
August 12th, 2004
The Federal Aviation Administration last week went through three frustrating days of headbanging and jawboning that failed to yield an agreement among airlines to cut back on flights at Chicago’s O...
Melrose hosting Old-timer's Celebration
August 12th, 2004
Melrose will hold its annual Old-Timer’s Celebration today and Saturday and Mayor Ray Hester said he expects 300 to 400 people will take part in the festivities.
“The old-timer’s celebration ha...
Religion roundup
August 12th, 2004
The Rev. Alvin Petty will be teaching “The Jesus of ‘The Da Vinci Code’” on Monday nights, Sept. 13, 20 and 27 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The class is part of Adult Continuing Education at Clovis...
Morgan, Jack M.
August 12th, 2004
Jack M. Morgan
Services: Have been held.
Jack M. Morgan, 80, of Farmington, a former New Mexico state senator, died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2004, in Farmington.
He was born on Jan. 15, 1924, in Portales,...
Public Record
August 12th, 2004
Compiled from court records from Aug. 5 through Aug. 11
Marriage Licenses
Arron Lasky, 20, and Rebecca Jean Bryant, 26, both of Clovis.
Jonathan Woodrow Swinney, 20, of Clovis, and Laura Rayann Hoff...
Police Blotter
August 12th, 2004
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police responded to the corner of Seventh and Thornton on Monday afternoon in reference to a male wit...
Religion calendar
August 12th, 2004
Today
Singles Living in Christ — 7 p.m., First Church of the Nazarene, 1800 N. Norris St., Clovis. Child care is provided. For information, call 763-3141 or 762-6639.
First Baptist Single Adults ...
Birthdays
August 12th, 2004
The following people are celebrating their birthday today:
•Dorianna Nicolas
•Lalo Flores
•Mehgan Garner
•Isaiah Rose
•Mirando Tapia
Saturday
•Lola Mae Harriman
•Billy Pattison
•C.C. P...
Calendar
August 12th, 2004
TODAY
First Baptist Single Adults Fellowship — Details: 762-7209.
Disabled American Veterans #6 Bingo — 7 p.m., 220 West 4th Street, Clovis. Details: 762-5335.
Alcoholics Anonymous: The Corner S...
Parkinson, Earl
August 12th, 2004
Earl Parkinson
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Earl Parkinson, 82, of Roosevelt County, died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2004, at Laurel Plains Healthcare Center in Clovis.
He was born on March 20, 1922, in Jef...
Major deployment postpones Cannon Appreciation Day
August 12th, 2004
About 350 Cannon Air Force Base personnel on Friday will deploy to Nevada for three weeks of training exercises, the largest deployment so far this year.
Col. Jeff Harrell, 27th Fighter Wing vice co...
County historian not history
August 12th, 2004
Longtime Clovis historian Don McAlavy has left the dusty plains of eastern New Mexico for the tropical shorelines of St. Petersburg, Fla. But McAlavy insists his days of recording Curry County history...
Steering committee gives go-ahead on civic center
August 12th, 2004
While the proposed Clovis Civic Center continues to shrink in size and rise in price, supporters are applauding its refinement and functionality.
A Civic Center steering committee voted Wednesday t...
Martinez , Alcario de Jesus
August 11th, 2004
Alcario de Jesus Martinez
Services: Have been held.
Alcario de Jesus Martinez, 52, of Plain City, Utah, died Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004, in Plain City.
A rosary is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Friday at Our L...
Police blotter
August 11th, 2004
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police responded to the corner of Seventh and Thornton on Monday afternoon in reference to a male wit...
Greed: It gets great things done
August 11th, 2004
Economic ignorance allows us to fall easy prey to political charlatans and demagogues, so how about a little Economics 101?
How many times have we heard “free tuition,” “free health care,” and...
Campaigns spend millions on TV ads
August 11th, 2004
It’s that glorious time again, the time when national politicians take note of tiny New Mexico. During the normal course of events, the closest they get to us is when their planes fly over at 30,000...
Can Goss bring 'out of the box' thinking to CIA?
August 11th, 2004
Florida Republican Rep. Porter Goss is “the wrong sort, with the wrong resume” to head the CIA, Michael Ledeen said. The resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute (with whom we have be...
Clovis native headed to Comedy Central station
August 11th, 2004
A former Clovis man is laughing his way to success, all the way up to Comedy Central TV network’s “Premium Blend” show.
Jason Holman, a former Clovis Community College student and graduate of Ea...
Entertainment calendar
August 11th, 2004
All times Mountain
Alto
“The Pendragons” — 8 p.m. Saturday at the Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts, Airport Highway 220. Information: 505-336-4800.
Amarillo
“Old West Melodrama” and...
Birthdays
August 11th, 2004
the following people are celebrating their birthday today:
•Kayla Gallegos
•Lucy Perales
•Pierre Bouvier
•Milagros Nanez
•Joyce Parrish
Birthday information must be submitted to KTQM by noon...
Calendar
August 11th, 2004
TODAY
High Plains Breast Feeding Alliance — 7 p.m., Playtime, 309 North Main. Details: (505) 763-7964.
Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts — Leaders roundtables. Cub Scout and Boy Scout leaders. 7 p.m. St....
England, W.J.
August 11th, 2004
W.J. England
Services: Have been held.
Mr. W.J. “Jr.” England, 71, of Clovis, died Monday, Aug. 9, 2004, at his home.
He was born on April 12, 1933, in Moon, Okla., to Willie R. and Vera Gr...
Bush's White House is all about politics
August 11th, 2004
I have nothing against Tom Ridge.
Granted, his color-coded threat alert system seems nearly useless as a way of spreading anything but anxiety. And his advocacy of duct tape as a security measure was...
1959: Year of Clovis High walkout
August 11th, 2004
Mykell Jackman Brewer, a Clovis High School graduate who now lives in Virginia, wrote recently to report the CHS class of 1959 will hold its 45th reunion at the Downtown Sheraton Hotel in Albuquerque,...
Extension of Clinton-era gun ban unlikely
August 11th, 2004
This campaign season, the Democrats seem to be throwing everything they can think of at George W. Bush to see what sticks. It doesn’t seem to matter if the charges are true or even if the president...
Wednesday, Aug. 11
August 11th, 2004
British Club — 6 p.m. at Hillcrest Park, playground area. Details: 763-5173.
Amateur Radio Club — 7 p.m., Clovis Community College, Building 206. Details: 742-2415.
TB Testing — 8 a.m. until 4...
Clovis summer school attendance up
August 11th, 2004
Game-oriented teaching, three hours a day of music and fine arts, and new computer-assisted curricula helped increase school attendance this summer at Clovis schools.
There were 411 students grades 1...
Zias coach scheduled for radiation treatment
August 11th, 2004
Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball coach Dan Buzard, hospitalized recently in Albuquerque due to a brain tumor that turned out to be cancerous, is scheduled to undergo radiation treatm...
Public Record 7/23/04
August 10th, 2004
Compiled from court records from July 15 through July 21
Marriage Licenses
Larry Pat Dunn, 67, of Weatherford, Okla., and Pamela Yvonne Sizemore, 55, of Englewood, Colo.
Caleb William Windell, 23, of...
Coggins, Iola
August 10th, 2004
Iola Mae Coggins, 101, of Paducah, Ky., formerly of Hugo, Okla., died Sunday, Aug. 1, 2004, in Paducah, Ky.
She was born on Dec. 6, 1902, in Ashdown, Ark., to O.D. and Annie Conger Turner.
She married...
Carmichael, Rubie Helen
August 10th, 2004
Rubie Carmichael
Services: Have been held.
Rubie Helen Carmichael, 100, of Clinton, Okla., formerly of Portales, died Thursday, Aug. 5, 2004, at the Integris Clinton Regional Hospital in Clinton, Okla...
Chavez, Andrea
August 10th, 2004
Andrea Chavez
Services: Have been held.
Andrea Faye Chavez, 49, of Mineral Wells, Texas, died on Saturday, July 31, 2004, at her home.
She was born on July 7, 1955, in Portales, to Clark and Ann Yand...
Fryar, Oscar
August 10th, 2004
Oscar Fryar
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Oscar Fryar, 91, of Clovis, a rancher and farmer, died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2004, at Laurel Ridge Healthcare in Clovis.
He was born on Nov. 13, 1912, in Bellview,...
Painter, Ruthie
August 10th, 2004
Ruthie Painter
Services: Havbe been held.
Mrs. Ruthie Mary Beavers Painter, 56, of Texico, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on Feb. 24, 1948, in Clovis.
...
Wetkowski, Robert
August 10th, 2004
Robert Wetkowski
Services: Private family services will be held.
Mr. Robert D. Wetkowski, 77, of Portales, died Sunday, Aug. 1, 2004, at Roosevelt General Hospital in Portales.
He was born on March 3,...
Padilla, Frankie
August 10th, 2004
Frankie Padilla
Services: Have been held.
Frankie Joe Padilla, 47, of Clayton, died Thursday, July 29, 2004, in Clayton.
He was born on Dec. 22, 1956, in Clayton, to Joe Jr. and Mary Nora Valdez Padil...
Norris, Brian Craig
August 10th, 2004
Brian Craig Norris
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Brian Craig Norris, 40, of Clovis, a chemist, died Tuesday July 27, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born on Jan. 13, 1964, in...
Trujillo, Flora
August 10th, 2004
Flora Trujillo
Services: Have been held.
Flora Trujillo, 70, of Clovis, died Wednesday, July 28, 2004, at University Medical Center in Lubbock.
She was born on Dec. 20, 1933, in Mosquero, to Juan and...
Estrada, Victor
August 10th, 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,...
Griffin, Calvin D. Jr.
August 10th, 2004
Calvin D. Griffin Jr.
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Calvin D. Griffin Jr., 19, of Portales, died Sunday, July 25, 2004, in Las Vegas, Nev.
He was born on Oct. 10, 1984, in Montebello, Calif., to Raque...
Manzanares, Arcenio
August 10th, 2004
Arcenio Manzanares
Services: Have been held.
Arcenio “Shorty” Manzanares, 81, of Portales, died Wednesday, July 21, 2004, at his home.
He was born on Dec. 30, 1922, in Sena, to Sophia and Sixto Ma...
Craig, Donald
August 10th, 2004
Donald Craig
Services: Have been held.
Donald “Don” Ray Craig, 67, of Boles Acres, died Sunday, July 18, 2004.
He was born on Sept. 22, 1936, in Floyd, to Dean and Veta Craig.
He moved to Alamogor...
Logan, Cecilia
August 10th, 2004
Cecilia Logan
Services: No services will be held.
Cecelia May Logan, 66, of Clovis, died Monday, July 19, 2004, at Laural Ridge Healthcare in Clovis.
She was born on April 30, 1938, in Queens, N.Y., t...
Story, Hettie
August 10th, 2004
Hettie Story
Services: Will be held at a later date.
Hettie D. Collins Story, 86, of Las Vegas, Nev., died Sunday, July 18, 2004, at the Odyssey Hospice House in Las Vegas.
She was born on July 11, 19...
Bell, Tommy O.
August 10th, 2004
Tommy O. Bell
Services: Will be held at a later date.
Tommy O’Neal Bell, 68, of Lake Sumner, died Tuesday, July 13, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born on Aug. 15, 1935, i...
Ortiz, John Sr.
August 10th, 2004
John Ortiz Sr.
Services: Have been held.
John T. “Gramps” Ortiz Sr., 57, of Clovis, died Saturday, July 17, 2004, at Methodist Transplant and Specialty Hospital in San Antonio, Texas.
He was born...
McKee, Bessie L.
August 10th, 2004
Bessie L. McKee
Services: No services held.
Bessie L. McKee, 95, of Clovis died Monday, July 19, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born July 14, 1909, in Oregon.
She married K...
Marquez, Juan C.
August 10th, 2004
Juan C. Marquez
Services: Have been held
Juan C. Marquez Sr., 82, of Belen, died Wednesday, July 14, 2004.
He worked as a boilermaker with AT&SF for more than 35 years, retiring in 1980. He spent h...
Wright, John
August 10th, 2004
John Edward Wright, 90, of Belen, Rio Communities, died July 16, 2004, following short illness.
He was born on April 20, 1914 in El Paso, Texas.
He was a member of Sierra Vista Baptist Church.
He w...
Carpenter, Ernest
August 10th, 2004
Ernest Rex Carpenter, 79, Clovis, died Wednesday, July 14, 2004, at his home.
He was born on July 22, 1924, in Texico, to John Otis and Mary Inez Carpenter.
He was a 4-H leader. He was also a PRCA cal...
Hadley, Raymond
August 10th, 2004
Raymond Hadley
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Raymond Hadley, 63, of Roswell, died Tuesday, July 13, 2004, at his home.
He was born on March 17, 1941, in Clovis, to John R. and Evelyn Hadley.
Family me...
Early 'lunch' is a New Mexico thing
August 9th, 2004
When Mom says to Dad, “Ven a almorzar!” that means it’s time to come and eat breakfast. The only problem is “almorzar” means lunch, and to make it more confusing, Mom and Dad are usually eat...
Bush needs to reconnect with public
August 9th, 2004
George W. Bush has consistently done the right things during his term in office. Where he has had less success is in saying the right things at the right time.
During his first year in office, but be...
It's time to put trial lawyers on trial
August 9th, 2004
Perhaps what’s needed is a class action lawsuit against attorneys and firms that bring class action lawsuits based on misleading or fraudulent claims. We don’t know if that’s legally possible. B...
Business Digest
August 9th, 2004
An awareness program for excavation contractors is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 24 at the Eagles Club in Clovis, 611 Industrial Park Road.
The program is sponsored by The Pipeline Group, “a grou...
Birthdays
August 9th, 2004
The following people are celebrating their birthday today:
•Alyssa Hernandez
•Carlos Torres Jr.
•Claudia Wallace
•Juan Zamora
Birthday information must be submitted to KTQM by noon the day pre...
Calendar
August 9th, 2004
TODAY
V.F.W. Auxiliary 3280 — 7 p.m., meeting at Post 3280. Details: 763-5044.
Curry County Federated Republican Women — 11:30 a.m. at Fuzhou Restaurant. Details: (505) 763-5315.
Need-A-Friend —...
Melton, Bernice
August 9th, 2004
Bernice Melton
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Bernice Dodson Melton, 89, of Portales, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on Sept. 28, 1914, in...
Junior rodeo's economic impact strong in Clovis
August 9th, 2004
Success at the High Plains Junior Rodeo Association finals was not limited to the performers. Clovis was a winner as well, City Manager Raymond Mondragon said on Sunday.
“Parents and relatives of t...
August 9, 2004
August 9th, 2004
TODAY
Clovis Quilters’ Club — 1:30 p.m., Central Baptist Church. Open to all quilters, beginners to advanced.
Pilot Club Meeting — 5:45 p.m. Board meeting and 6:30 p.m. Business meeting. Sundanc...
Allen, Elberta
August 8th, 2004
Elberta Allen
Services: Have been held.
Mrs. Elberta E. Allen, 75, of Portales, died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2004, at her home.
She was born on May 22, 1929, in Portales, to Margia Hayne Camden and Richard...
Starkey, Eula J.
August 8th, 2004
Eula Jeanie Starkey
Services: Have been held.
Eula Jeanie Starkey, 53, of Clovis, died Monday, July 12, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on Oct. 6, 1950, in Clovis, to R...
Graham, Steve
August 8th, 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...
Valdez, Ubaldo J.
August 8th, 2004
Ubaldo J. Valdez
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Ubaldo J. Valdez, 86, of Lubbock, died Sunday, July 11, 2004, at University Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born on May 4, 1918, El Vado, to Ine...
Thornton, Jimmie Haril
August 8th, 2004
Jimmie Haril Thornton
Services: Have been held
Jimmie Haril Thornton, 72, of Kirtland, died Thursday, July 8, 2004, at San Juan Regional Medical Center.
He was born on Oct. 20, 1931, in Liberty...
Robles, Antonio A.
August 8th, 2004
Antonio Andrew Robles
Services: Have been held.
Antonio Andrew “Big T” Robles, 38, of Clovis, died Thursday, July 8, 2004, at his home.
He was born on Dec. 6, 1965, in Clovis, to Lawrence a...
Hahn, Kenneth Leon
August 8th, 2004
Kenneth Leon Hahn
Services: Have been held.
Kenneth Leon Hahn, 84, of Roswell, died Sunday, July 11, 2004, at Mission Arch Care Center in Roswell.
He was born February 16, 1920 to Luther and Elver Per...
Gonzalez, Ventura
August 8th, 2004
Ventura Gonzalez
Services: Have been held.
Ventura “Vic” Gonzalez, 65, of Clovis, died Thursday, July 8, 2004, at University Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born on Aug. 15, 1938, in Clearwater,...
Castillo, Frank
August 8th, 2004
Frank Castillo
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Frank G. Castillo, 80, of Clovis, died Friday, July 9, 2004, at his home.
He was born on March 4, 1924, in Pearsall, Texas, to Roman and Maria Gonzales Cas...
Hatch, Rosamond
August 8th, 2004
Rosamond Hatch
Services: Have been held.
Rosamond Booth Hatch, 72, of Clovis, died Wednesday, July 7, 2004, in Clovis.
She was born on July 4, 1932, in Farwell, to Earl and Bess Walker Booth.
She mar...
Vickrey, Donald R.
August 8th, 2004
Donald R. Vickrey
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Donald R. Vickrey, 64, of Clovis, died Tuesday, July 6, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
He was born on Jan. 10, 1940, in Apache, Okla...
Teel, George
August 8th, 2004
George Teel
Services: Have been held.
George Olin Teel, 87, of Hope, died Tuesday, July 6, 2004, in Artesia.
He was born on Nov. 21, 1916, in Hope, to George Samuel and Elna Stem Teel.
He married Mad...
Block, Dolphus
August 8th, 2004
Dolphus Block
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Dolphus Ray Block, 70, of Logan, died Sunday, July 4, 2004, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Albuquerque.
He was born on May 19, 1934, in Clovis,...
Wallis, Eugene
August 8th, 2004
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Eugene Wallis, 40, of Portales, died Tuesday, July 6, 2004, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born on Aug. 3, 1963, in Tulsa, Okla., to the Rev. Hugh and Ma...
Bass, Anita K.
August 8th, 2004
Anita Kay Bass
Services: Have been held.
Anita Kay Bass, 69, of Azle, Texas, died Saturday, July 3, 2004, in Fort Worth.
She was born on Nov. 23, 1934, in Estelline, Texas, to Andy Clinton and Ruth Wr...
Wilson, Eugenia A.
August 8th, 2004
Eugenia Ann Wilson
Services: Have been held.
Eugenia Ann “Genia” Wilson, 73, of Alamogordo, died Friday, July 2, 2004, at Casa Arena Blanca Nursing Center in Alamogordo.
She was born on March 30,...
Brower, Richard
August 8th, 2004
Richard Brower
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Richard Brower, 42, of Clovis, a construction worker, died Sunday, July 4, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
Family members said he enjoye...
Hall , Henry Jr.
August 8th, 2004
Henry Hall Jr.
Services: Have been held.
Henry “Sugar Daddy” Hall Jr., 66, of Clovis, died Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born on April 9, 1938, to Henry...
Richmond, Arliegh E.
August 8th, 2004
Arliegh E. Richmond
Services: Have been held
Mr. Arliegh E. Richmond, 72, a retired law officer, died Thursday, July 1, 2004, in Logan.
Mr. Richmond was born Aug. 28, 1931, in Phoenix.
He was retired...
Bourne, Woodrow
August 8th, 2004
Woodrow W. Bourne, 91, of Durant, Okla., died Friday, July 2, 2004, at Oakridge Manor Nursing Home in Durant.
He was born Oct. 31, 1912, in House to John Alexander and Dorthula (Hampton) Bourne.
He ma...
Coleman, Guy R.
August 8th, 2004
Guy R. Coleman
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Guy R. Coleman, 56, of Portales, died Wednesday, June 30, 2004, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born on Nov. 18, 1947, in San Antonio, Texas,...
Martinez, Elijio “Britches”
August 8th, 2004
Elijio “Britches” Martinez
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Elijio “Britches” Martinez, 91, of Clovis, died Thursday, July 1, 2004, at Laurel Plains Health Care in Clovis.
He was born on Nov. 11,...
CHS juniors score near state average on new assessment test
August 8th, 2004
Barely half of New Mexico’s high school juniors were proficient in reading and less than half were proficient in math, according to results of a standardized test released Friday by the state Public...
Back to school means trip to mall
August 8th, 2004
With less than two weeks before area school bells ring, shoppers crowded retail outlets this weekend for back-to-school supplies and clothes.
Although New Mexico did not have a statewide tax-free wee...
8/8 cops and courts
August 8th, 2004
Police are offering tips on avoiding credit card fraud, which has been on the rise nationwide, according to a recent press release from the Clovis Police Department.
Among the tips, according to the...
August 8, 2004
August 8th, 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...
8/8 police blotter
August 8th, 2004
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
A woman contacted police Wednesday after she was unable to find her car for four days.
The woman who...
New era at Fort Sumner
August 8th, 2004
Mario Martinez may be small in stature, but he’s left some big shoes to fill at Fort Sumner High School.
Martinez took a job as boys associate athletic director with the New Mexico Activities Assoc...
Eastern hires soccer coach
August 8th, 2004
PORTALES — Travis McCorkle has had a full plate the past couple of weeks.
Not only is McCorkle preparing to coach two soccer teams at Eastern New Mexico University this fall, he’s been busy tryin...
8/8/04 anniversaries
August 7th, 2004
Duffield
Myles and Pat Duffield of Clovis, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 6, 2004, at the Landing at Cannon Air Force Base.
The sur...
8/8/04 weddings
August 7th, 2004
Lopez
Tabitha Fulton of Summerville, S.C., and Brad Lopez of Summerville, S.C., were joined in marriage on July 3, 2004, in Summerville, S.C.
Anex Al...
8/8/04 engagements
August 7th, 2004
Apodaca-Casaus
Ronny L. and Frances Apodaca of Clovis, announce the engagement of their daughter, Gina V. Apodaca of Clovis, to B.J. Casaus of Clovis, son of He...
Windows service pack worth the long wait
August 7th, 2004
If you’ve not run “Windows Update” on your PC lately, you need to do so. Microsoft has released yet another security patch for Internet Explorer.
I’ve also just recently learned that Microso...
National parks: Our treasures
August 7th, 2004
When I was a kid, I loved to read stories about animals of all kinds. Fiction, truth, you name it, I loved to read stories in which the heroes had fur, fins, or feathers.
I remember quite clearly...
A View from Under the Pew
August 6th, 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. Ou...
A thought that lasted a lifetime
August 6th, 2004
Each time I drive down Commerce Street, my thoughts turn to my Marshall Junior High School days. Back then, Johnnie’s store was right on the premises, the funeral home was located across the stre...
Portales priest understands vaule of sports
August 6th, 2004
Sports is so powerful in our collective psyche that everybody wants to win, says Father Tobin Hitt, pastor of St. Helen Catholic Church in Portales. And for this, Hitt said that Pope John Paul’s des...
Clovis youth group reaches out
August 6th, 2004
For members of the youth group at Kingswood United Methodist Church, running a vacation Bible school program this summer on a Navajo reservation was like nothing they’d seen.
In July, nine members...
Clovis grad searching for national title
August 6th, 2004
Jason Seefeld is soon to leave for the University of Arizona, where he will be a member of the school’s baseball program.
Before he goes, though, the Clovis High graduate is ready to help his summe...
Commission votes to contest proposed water rate hike
August 6th, 2004
The Clovis City Commission voted unanimously Thursday to intervene on a proposed rate hike by New Mexico American Water Company.
The local water provider filed a rate increase request May 24 with the...
Producers like Clovis for movie site
August 6th, 2004
A feature movie will be shot in Clovis this year, a film company representative told the Clovis City Commission Thursday.
Alan Swain, location manager for “Believe in Me Productions,” said this w...
Clay , Marie
August 5th, 2004
Marie Clay
Services: Have been held.
Marie Clay, 91, of Clovis, died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2004, at Laural Ridge Health Care in Clovis.
She was born on Feb. 9, 1913, in Corsicana, Texas, to William File...
Police Blotter 8/6/04
August 5th, 2004
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police responded to a Clovis hospital on Wednesday evening in reference to a woman who was drunk, in...
Public Record 8/6/04
August 5th, 2004
Compiled from court records from July 29 through Aug. 4
Marriage Licenses
Porter Shane Been, 27, and Tracy Evelyn Pyle, 39, both of Muleshoe.
Jaime Delgado, 33, and Cynthia Marie Castillo, 18, both...
Calendar 8/6/04
August 5th, 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....
Army report's timing, contents are questionable
August 5th, 2004
On the same day the 9/11 Commission released its long-anticipated report, another government commission quietly released the results of its study. Whereas the 9/11 report is widely praised for its ope...
Celebrities are just like the rest of us
August 5th, 2004
Cara Correnti and Jay Ricci, the television news people from KVII in Amarillo, were here the other week.
I was in front of the Clovis/Curry County Chamber of Commerce office downtown. I saw Ricci,...
Plan’s changes don’t benefit spouses
August 5th, 2004
All the hoopla over the military’s Survivor Benefit Plan breaks down to political votes and whose pocket it will come out of.
This is do-nothing, feel-good legislation so politicians can say “Loo...
Real Stability in Life Is Found Only in One Source
August 5th, 2004
My head is spinning this week. Actually, this summer.
It was going to be a pretty uneventful summer, we thought. Pretty relaxing. Laid back.
That was before the massive renovation at the house got s...
Area team wins national youth softball title
August 4th, 2004
It’s not the Clovis-Portales Speed’s fault there were only three teams in the 12-and-under division of the USSSA youth slow-pitch recreational national tournament last weekend in Moore, Okla.
The...
Seasoned Hounds start practice today
August 4th, 2004
PORTALES — Bud Elliott has had considerable success in his 10 seasons as Eastern New Mexico University’s football coach, but one thing he hasn’t been able to do is lead the Greyhounds into the N...
More students schooled at home
August 4th, 2004
Home schooling was an easy choice for Stephanie Proctor.
About 10 years ago, she and husband Philip lived in Houston and their oldest son Matthew had just finished fourth grade. Stephanie said she di...
Market owner cooperating
August 4th, 2004
A Clovis man submerged in a year-long battle with the city over complications with his “free market ministry” said Wednesday he will obey court orders to remove unsightly items surrounding his pro...
Events Calendar
August 4th, 2004
All times Mountain
Alto
“The Brothers Four” — 8 p.m. Saturday at the Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts, Airport Highway 220. Information: 505-336-4800.
Albuquerque
Albuquerque Old West C...
Blessid Union show to kick off ENMU fall semester
August 4th, 2004
Eastern New Mexico University student activities organizers said on Monday the 2004 fall semester will be kicked off with an Aug. 28 concert featuring pop group Blessid Union of Souls.
Jeff Blake, p...
Older, wiser, but still on fire
August 4th, 2004
Female rockers blaze new trails on the route to creative freedom.
It works like this: When you’re young, you dream big dreams. Wild dreams. Outrageous dreams.
Then you grow up, get married, make a...
On the shelves
August 4th, 2004
Books available at the Clovis-Carver Public Library:
Vanity Fair’s Hollywood edited by Graydon Carter was given by Bert and LaMoin Williams in memory of Rosemond Booth Hatch.
The definitive book o...
Calendar 8/5/04
August 4th, 2004
Joint Veterans Council — 7 p.m., regular meeting at 200 W. Grand Avenue.
Amateur Radio Club — 7 p.m., Clovis Community College, Building 206. Details: 742-2415.
TB Testing — 8 a.m. until 4 p.m...
Growth comes from smaller governments
August 4th, 2004
There is little question that former President Clinton offered an effective speech at the Democratic convention, filled with charm, humor and a superficially plausible list of reasons for voters to p...
Silver City needs to give voice to all
August 4th, 2004
Silver City is proud of herself. The town in southwestern New Mexico likes to say, “You owe yourself a visit.” She likes to say Silver City is the “bes- kept secret of the Southwest.”
Here are...
Olympics score 'Perfect 10' with Clovis
August 4th, 2004
The Olympic Games are scheduled Aug. 13-29 in Athens, Greece. A recent Project: Reader Reaction question asked if participants are looking forward to watching them. Some responses:
“YES I ENJOY THE...
Berry, Fayola
August 4th, 2004
Fayola Berry
Services: Have been held.
Fayola I. Berry, 59, of Garden City, Kan., died Friday, July 30, 2004, at Via Christi regional Medical Center-St. Francis Campus, in Wichita, Kan.
Fayola I. Ber...
Power outages strike Portales
August 4th, 2004
PORTALES — A series of small power outages inconvenienced several Portales residents Wednesday afternoon, but officials reported no accidents or injuries.
The blackouts, ranging from about 30 secon...
Former Texico coach inducted into hall of fame
August 3rd, 2004
David Lynn is a low-key kind of guy.
That’s why the Eunice native and former Texico High football coach didn’t make a big deal out of being inducted into the New Mexico High School Coaches Associ...
Roswell eliminates Zia all-stars
August 3rd, 2004
Aadam Anaya pitched five innings of shutout ball Tuesday night, but he and his Clovis Zia teammates couldn’t overcome a rough start.
Taking advantage of early errors, Roswell Lions Hondo scored fiv...
Clovis native returning in dairy field
August 3rd, 2004
Former Lt. Gov. Walter Bradley is coming back to Clovis, and he’s bringing the milk mustache with him.
The Clovis native whose experience on dairies came from milking his grandmother’s cow recent...
Tents purposed as solution to jail overcrowding
August 3rd, 2004
Curry County could cut its jail overcrowding problem by housing nonviolent offenders in military surplus tents with air conditioning and portable toilets, according to County Commissioner Tim Ashley.
...
Calendar 8/4/04
August 3rd, 2004
TODAY
Joint Veterans Council — 7 p.m., regular meeting at 200 W. Grand Avenue.
Amateur Radio Club — 7 p.m., Clovis Community College, Building 206. Details: 742-2415.
TB Testing — 8 a.m. until...
Police Blotter 8/4/03
August 3rd, 2004
Samplings of recent calls received by Clovis-area law enforcement officers, according to reports:
Police responded to a Main Street library on Thursday in reference to an employee stealing cash inten...
Washington’s money: Strings always attached
August 3rd, 2004
This election season, as in all others, candidates are running television and radio ads that tell voters what they’ll do once in office or question their opponent’s record. They all do it and no o...
Human Existence is resilient, stubborn
August 3rd, 2004
Wherever we go, a parade follows.
It strings out behind us, a march of gangly 10-year-old boys, dusty toddlers clad only in panties, shy girls with watchful eyes, all laughing and reaching and chatte...
Canada tries to steal Clovis' glory
August 3rd, 2004
I didn’t know Gerald F. Fisher of Clovis very well, but he seemed an extraordinarily smart guy. Back in 1986, Fisher found an article in the American Association for the Advancement of Science about...
Sluder, Charles
August 3rd, 2004
Charles Sluder
Services: Have been held.
Mr. Charles “Chuck” Auston Sluder, 69, of Texico, a retired car salesman, died Monday, Aug. 2, 2004, at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock.
He was born on...
Zias coach out of hospital
August 3rd, 2004
Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball coach Dan Buzard was released from an Albuquerque hospital Saturday but still faces treatment for a cancerous brain tumor.
Buzard, 36, had part of t...
Back-to-school shoppers get tax relief
August 3rd, 2004
For the sixth straight year, Texas businesses will be offering clothing items tax-free this weekend in the hopes of luring shoppers just outside the state border.
The tax-free weekend begins at 12:01...
Events center among items on commission's agenda
August 2nd, 2004
Medical services for the jail and plans for the design of an events center are among a variety of items scheduled for Tuesday’s meeting of the Curry County Commission.
The agenda for the 9 a.m. mee...
Martin, Leland
August 2nd, 2004
Leland C. Martin, 71, of Lubbock, died Sunday, Aug. 1, 2004, in Lubbock.
He was born on Sept. 3, 1932, in Temple, Texas, to Richard and Elise Mounce Martin.
He graduated from Clovis High School. After...
Kerry attempting to look tougher than Republicans
August 2nd, 2004
Perhaps the most striking thing about the Democratic convention was the effort to convince Americans that the Democrats would be tougher than the Republicans on the issues of war, peace and national s...
Democrats secure base through fables
August 2nd, 2004
The beating heart of the Democratic Party was on display when Al Sharpton addressed the national convention. Sure, other speakers received enthusiastic ovations. But Sharpton got something more. There...
Trains fascinate the young and the old
August 2nd, 2004
Last Saturday morning while crossing the Prince Street bridge I saw what looked like a family of four watching the trains in the Burlington Northern Santa Fe yard. Two kids, a mom, a dad. Dad was poin...
Police look into possible robbery of bank customer
August 1st, 2004
Police on Sunday were investigating a possible robbery at a Clovis bank that resulted in a woman being transported to Plains Regional Medical Center.
Mary Romero, 44, of Clovis, told officers she was...
Cannon trying to save water
August 1st, 2004
Southwest landscaping is helping Cannon Air Force Base conserve water.
Base officials say they’re concerned about future water supplies like everyone else.
Ken Cable, operations flight deputy comm...
Gore, Lillian Marie
August 1st, 2004
Lillian Marie Gore
Services: Have been held.
Lillian Marie Gore, 89, of Pocatello, Idaho, died Tuesday, July 27, 2004, at her niece’s residence in Pocatello.
She was born March 21, 1915, in Elida to...
Pool tables: Assembly, sanity required
August 1st, 2004
Looking for adventure? Like to live on the edge? Want to be the first on your block to wake up in the middle of a nightmare screaming, “Eeaauugh! Eeaauugh!”
You can have all that and more if, lik...
Divorcees make constitutional challenge
August 1st, 2004
Lawyers for divorced service members and retirees have filed a weighty constitutional challenge to the Uniformed Services Former Spouses Protection Act, charging widespread violations of “due proces...
Kerry's tax plan may not be what he thinks it is
August 1st, 2004
‘Hope is on the way,” promised Sen. John Edwards over and over in his vice presidential nomination acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention.
He meant, “Higher taxes are on the w...
Cody, Shelley Lynn
August 1st, 2004
Shelley Lynn Cody
Services: Have been held.
Shelley Lynn Cody, 4 months, of Clovis, died Thursday, July 29, 2004, at Plains Regional Medical Center in Clovis.
She was born on March 6, 2004, in Lubbock...
CHS tickets to go on sale
August 1st, 2004
Reserved tickets for the 2004 Clovis High football season will go on sale Monday at the CHS athletic office or at Tankersley’s, 306 Main.
Reserved seasts are $35. Past ticketholders have until Aug....
Chavez struggles on final day
August 1st, 2004
ORLANDO, Fla. — Clovis High’s Guillermo Chavez struggled badly on Friday’s final day of the 72-hole American Junior Golf Association HP Boys Junior Championship golf tournament at Arnold Palmer...
Reunions 8/1/04
August 1st, 2004
Rosedale Reunion
The Rosedale Reunion will be held from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Aug. 7 at the Farwell Community Center. For more information, contact Geneva Richardson at 763-5966.
Clovis High School...
Weddings 8/1/04
August 1st, 2004
Tabitha Fulton of Summerville, S.C., and Brad Lopez of Clovis, were joined in marriage on July 3, 2004, in Summerville.
Anex Almers, the bride’s step-mother, performed the ceremony.
The bride is t...
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