8/7/2014 - Hobbs Chamber of Commerce
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8/7/2014 - Hobbs Chamber of Commerce
JAL I News - S u n EUNICE I HOBBS Since 1927 I LOVINGTON I TATUM I SEMINOLE I DENVER CITY THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2014 50 cents Firm hired to build 2 schools Community News Friday’s edition of the Hobbs News-Sun will have its annual PROGRESS edition. In this special section readers will find stories on the strides and successes in Lea County. GABRIELA MUÑOZ NEWS-SUN The Hobbs Animal Adoption Center will offer a FREE SHOT CLINIC for Rabies, Distemper/Parvo combo for dogs and FVRCP for cats from 9 a.m.-noon Friday at its location, 702 N. Grimes. For more information, call 3979323. The JAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE will host its annual awards banquet at the Jal Community Center, 100 West Panther at 6 p.m. today. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door or by calling 914-5260. City Commissioner Crystal Mullins will host a TOWN HALL MEETING at 6 p.m. today at Booker T. Washington Elementary School, 1200 E. Humble Street. Inside Today Obituaries ...........................2 Lottery.................................2 Mark the date ....................3 Fun & Games ......................5 Weather ..............................6 Sports ..................................7 Classifieds..........................10 TV ......................................12 OIL PRICES West Texas intermediate Price Change Spot Posted Sour N. Gas $100.37 + .67 $97.00 + 1.00 $90.80 + 1.00 $4.484 + .028 575.392.0664 Cell: 575.631.8789 4220 Lovington Highway Hobbs, New Mexico 88240 email: htsrrh@yahoo.com website: www.hobbstrailersnm.com David Moghaddam - Owner “We’ll follow you Anywhere!” REBECCA LONG 226 W. Vega Hobbs, NM 88240 575-393-2661 rlong1@farmersagent.com auto • home • life • commercial Virus Removal $69.99 Computer Tune - Up Custom build computers 1021 E. Bender, Hobbs, NM (575) 391-NOTE (6683) SUBMITTED PHOTO Michael Collopy, shown with grandchildren Laurel (left) and Michael (right), loved St. Patrick’s Day. Celtic cross headstone pays tribute to Irish Hobbs attorney St. Patrick’s patriot JAYCIE CHESSER NEWS-SUN What is St. Patrick’s Day without an Irish celebration? That is the motto that Michael Collopy lived by. Collopy, 66, of Hobbs, passed away Sunday, Sept. 15, but his memory lives on through his wife, Suzy. “He loved St. Patrick’s Day and made it a point to celebrate it every year,” Suzy said. Collopy was an attorney and owned the local law firm Collopy Law Offices. “He always closed the office early on St. Patrick’s Day,” Suzy said. “He invited people over to have drinks in the afternoon and celebrated by wearing green and flying the Irish flag at his office.” Before Collopy passed, he was able to trace his lineage back to his great-grandfather, who immigrated to the U.S. in 1845 from Limerick, Ireland. His great-grandfather married an Irish woman and became a farmer in Carroll, Mich. “Michael enjoyed learning about his family heritage,” Suzy said. “He really appreciated the Irish culture and everything about it.” Collopy was diagnosed with esophageal cancer three years ago and was battling the disease with chemotherapy sessions when he passed away. However, he was able to take his dream vacation to Ireland with his wife before the cancer affected his health. “We took a two-week trip to Ireland,” Suzy said. “We went sightseeing all over the country and Michael espeSEE COLLOPY, Page 4 GrimesAcoma alley to be closed SEE ALLEY, Page 3 SEE SCHOOLS, Page 2 I AUTISM Event aims to raise awareness JAYCIE CHESSER NEWS-SUN DENISE MARQUEZ NEWS-SUN Local drivers zooming down the alleyway between North Grimes and Acoma Streets are soon going to find a dead end. Hobbs city commissioners approved placing traffic bollards — thick, metal posts cemented into the ground to act as barriers — at the end of the alley, prohibiting drivers on Grimes and Acoma from entering, during their Monday meeting. Todd Randall, city engineer, said residents in the area have complained about the amount of traffic and the speeds cars were traveling down the alley. “We have on average over 150 cars a day going through the alley,” he said. “On average the top speed everybody was traveling was 20 miles per hour one direction and 16 miles per hour in the other direction. The alleys are secondary routes, which the speed limits for alleys are supposed to be 15 miles per hour.” Randall said one-way signs were posted to try and relieve the amount of cars traveling in the alley and reduce the speeds. “This has been an issue, in fact, it was attempted to be addressed originally by just signage,” he said. “So really, from Vista it’s a one-way alley but we Bradbury Stamm team members are ready to tackle the challenge of simultaneously constructing two elementary schools for the Hobbs school district. The Albuquerque-based construction company was recently contracted for the construction of a new Broadmoor Elementary and a new elementary school, which will be constructed adjacent to Hobbs City Park. Dennis Towne, executive vicepresident of Bradbury Stamm and head coach of the construction project, said the team was looking forward to working with the district to get the two schools constructed. “I love building schools,” Towne said. “It’s a really neat opportunity to do two at the same time for a school district. This is extremely exciting. We’re itching to go.” The company will be responsible for the construction of a 450-student kindergarten-fifth grade elementary school which will include the Jenkins-Nunan Learning Center and a new 400-student Broadmoor Elementary School. The new 6,500-square-foot elementary school will be located near Hobbs City Park at 510 Dal Paso Street. The new Broadmoor school building will replace the current school building and will be constructed where the current KIMBERLY RYAN/NEWS-SUN Honoring Ethan More than 100 people gathered to release balloons Wednesday near Watson Stadium in honor of Ethan Lee, the Hobbs middle school student who died on March 12. Wednesday was Lee’s birthday. He would have been 13 years old. Lovington will “Light It Up Blue,” March 29 at the fourth annual autism awareness event at the Lea County Fairgrounds from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. April is Autism Awareness Month. Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life and affects a person’s ability to communicate and interact with others. The Lovington Autism Center for Education and Services ParentTeacher Organization will try to raise awareness and show support for the autism community at the event. The PTO also will be raising money for a new playground at the LACES school. “We have had anywhere from 300400 people come by,” said Kim Hess, diagnostician at the Lovington schools. “We have changed it now out to the fairSEE AUTISM, Page 3 Teens: Facility needs high standards City exploring multi-generation facility DENISE MARQUEZ NEWS-SUN Several Hobbs youth told city commissioners they would like to see a multi-generation facility built in Hobbs but wanted it to be a place where out-of-towners would get a feel of Lea County’s “respectable” communities. Teen Court of Lea County youth members presented to the Hobbs city commission their thoughts on the Genoveva Chavez Community Recreational Facility in Santa Fe, during a Monday commission meeting. City Manager J.J. Murphy, said he met up with some of the teen court youth at the state’s capital at the beginning of February. “I was lucky enough to run into these students at municipal day with Commissioner Crystal Mullins and Commissioner Jonathan Sena,” he said. “We were going to the Chavez center and offered them (an invitation), if they had time, to maybe go see it. When we got there they were already there. I think they want us to explore the possibility of bringing SEE FACILITY, Page 6 DANIEL RUSSELL/PHOTO From right, Ciera Hinojos, Gabby Cantu, Hannah Aldrete and Jordan De Los Santos, members of Teen Court of Lea County, speak to the Hobbs City Commission about their recent visit to a Santa Fe recreation center. The teens visited the faculty to see what type of center Hobbs would want. LOCAL 2 HOBBS NEWS-SUN • THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 2014 Fatal fire ruled accidental Community spirit to be celebrated at Jal banquet CHRISTIAN BETANCOURT NEWS-SUN LEVI HILL NEWS-SUN KIMBERLY RYAN/NEWS-SUN Play time Three-year-old Logan Garrison plays tic tac toe on the playground equipment recently at Del Norte Park. Schools from PAGE 1 playground is located. Towne said the team has no qualms about working in the tight space where Broadmoor currently sits. “A lot of times we work in spaces like that,” Towne said, “and it’s typically like this situation, where you already have an existing facility. We’ve done this all over the state and we’ve learned how to work around it.” While a new Broadmoor Elementary School is being constructed, students will continue to attend classes in the current building. Director of Operations Gene Strickland said a design committee comprised of school staff, administrators and members of the design team from Dekker/Perich/Sabatini will continue to meet to work on the design of both school campuses. “Images of those designs will be available in April,” Strickland said at Tuesday’s school board meeting. District officials hope to break ground on both school buildings in June. Obituaries Jammie Lee Thompson Paul G. Landrum, Jr. Funeral services for Paul G. Landrum, Jr., age 58 of Hobbs, and formerly of Seminole, will be held Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Masonic Lodge No. 63 in Hobbs beginning at 1 p.m., (MST) with a Mason brother Gearl Bennett Gearl Bennett, 76, passed through the gates of Heaven March 6, 2014. Memorial services will be held at Monument at The First Baptist Church at 10 a.m., March 22, 2014. Lunch will be served at the church following the service. Gearl Bennett was born Feb. 14, 1938 in Forney, Texas; Bennett to Dick and Bessie Bennett. He worked as a truck driver for several years and then became a mechanic at Western Auto in Hobbs for 13 years. Survivors include his wife Pennie Bennett of the home; Tyler Mead, a grandson they were raising; his twin brother Earl Bennett; sister-inlaw Cecilia Clasan; four children Robert Bennett, Gearl Dawn and wife Dawn Bennett, Johnny Bennett, and Terri Hayes, all of the Dallas area; five step-children Tonya Brown, Teri Brown, Brenda Graeber, Wendy Johnson, and Richard Mead; two nephews Michael and Shane Bennett; 31 grandchildren and 35 greatgrandchildren. He was proceeded in death by his parents, one son Danny Lynn Bennett, brother Warren and sisters Agnes and Louise. He will be truly missed by all. Jody Reneé Powers Jody Reneé Powers, 65, of Hobbs, passed away at Lea Regional Medical Center on March 17, 2014. She was born on Nov. 29, 1948 in St. Joseph, Mo., to Albert H. and Mary (Stalder) Gross. She moved to Hobbs in 1999. She was married to Lloyd Powers for 32 Powers years until his death. Jody loved animals and worked for Top Dog, a grooming shop, where she bathed the dogs. She also worked at Great Plains Veterinary Clinic until her health made it mandatory to retire. She had a dog named Turbo, who was a miniature Pincher, that was her joy in life. Jody was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and one son, Randy Nicholson. She is survived by two sons: Rick and wife Laura Nicholson of Phoenix, and Lloyd L. Powers of Hobbs; two daugh- ters: Amber Powers of Hobbs and Kathy Kenner of San Jose, Calif.; two grandchildren, Taylor Schratz and Makayla Mount of Hobbs; 17 grandchildren and numerous greatgrandchildren. By Jody's request cremation has taken place and arrangements are by Kirby-SmithRogers Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent to www.kirbysmithrogers.com. PowerPoint presentation. “Attendees will enjoy learning little known facts about their community,” Hanna wrote. Jal’s kindergarten class will sing a special song at the event that will further highlight Jal’s spirit and the people that give it that spirit, Hanna said. “It is the people of Jal who make the community great through their talents, spirit and the light they each hold within themselves to share with others,” Hanna said. Lottery numbers N.M. PICK 3 9-3-6 ROADRUNNER CASH 5-7-12-31-33 HOT LOTTO 11-12-14-26-29 (HB 6) TEXAS PICK 3 0-6-6 (morning); 1-4-0 (day); 3-0-1 (evening); 4-8-6 (night) TEXAS DAILY 4 2-8-5-4 (morning); 8-9-0-9 (day); 4-7-4-5 (evening); 7-1-5-8 (night) CASH FIVE TEXAS 2-7-24-26-28 LOTTO TEXAS 7-10-20-22-33-37 POWERBALL 02-19-23-34-43, Powerball: 14, Power Play: 2 News-Sun USPS 246-820 Published daily except Monday by Sun Publishing Corporation, 201 N. Thorp St., Hobbs, N.M. 88240. Periodical postage paid at Hobbs, N.M. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Hobbs News-Sun. P.O. Box 850, Hobbs, N.M. 88240 Member of New Mexico Press Association Member of Newspapers Association of America Member of Associated Press Reader’s Guide Daniel Russell Todd Bailey Bennie Gaddy Gussie Black Publisher Editor Production Manager Business Manager CIRCULATON DEPARTMENT 575-391-5448 Circulation CUSTOMER SERVICE CIRCULATION COORDINATOR DIST. MGR. HOBBS 391-5448 391-5403 391-5419 Customer Service Hours TUESDAY-FRIDAY 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. 7:00 A.M. TO 10:00 A.M. WEEKEND REDELIVERY HOURS: TUESDAY-FRIDAY 6:00 A.M. 7:00 A.M. WEEKEND TO TO 10:00 A.M. 10:00 A.M. Home Delivery Rates HOME DELIVERY (CARRIER) 3 MO. 6 MO. 1 YR. 1 MO. $9.50 $28.50 $57.00 $114.00 DAILY SUNDAY ONLY $6.00 $18.00 $36.00 $72.00 Death notices Glynese Floyd Subscription By U.S. Mail ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 SUNDAY ONLY SURROUNDING COUNTIES ALL A memorial service will be held for Glynese Floyd, at 2 p.m., March 22 at the First United Methodist Church, 200 East Synder. Tribute donations may be made to either the Maciolek Fine Arts Scholarship Trust at 1849 N. Jefferson, Hobbs, New Mexico 88240 or to the Community Players of Hobbs at P.O. Box 2153, Hobbs, New Mexico, 88240. 3 MOS.$33.00 6 MOS.$66.00 1 YR.$132.00 $36.75 $73.50 $147.00 Adelee Ruth Brice Adelee Ruth Brice, 91, was born August 31, 1922 in Lovington. She passed away March 15, 2014 in Hobbs. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, March 20 at the VFW Hall, 609 W. Alto Dr, Hobbs, New Mexico. Officiating will be Rev. Calvin Hill. www.chapelofhopefunerals.com. FUNERAL HOMES CALVARY MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME 418 W. BENDER, HOBBS 392-0677 CALVARY FUNERAL HOME Katherina Friesen Funeral services for Katherina Friesen, age 82 of Seminole, will be Friday, March 21, 2014 at Sommerfeld Mennonite Church at 2:00 p.m., and burial will follow at Gaines County Cemetery. All services are under the direction of Boyer Funeral Home. 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Online Website: www.hobbsnews.com E-mail: editor@hobbsnews.com advertise@hobbsnews.com administration@hobbsnews.com Juan Rede Funeral services for Juan Rede, 59, of Lovington, will be held on Friday, March 21 at 10 a.m., at St. Thomas Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Lovington Cemetery. Rede was born on May 16, 1954 in Pecos, Texas, and passed away on March 17, 2014 in Lubbock. A Rosary is at 7 p.m., March 20 at the funeral home. Visitation will be held Thursday from 8:30 a.m., until Rosary time. Arrangements are under the direction of Kirby-Smith-Rogers Funeral Home. OF Online Subscriptions DAILY MONTHLY ANNUAL W/HOME DELIVERY $4.00 $8.75 $105.00 $5.00 “When you’re here you’re famous!” tatus S 575-492-0144 Sponsor Of Meals on Wheels SALON & DAY SPA 1710 West Joe Harvey Blvd. Suite E. Hobbs, NM Home Phone: (575) 394-0099 NM State E-mail: david.gallegos@nmlegis.gov Representative Mailing Address: David M. Gallegos P.O. Box 998, Eunice, NM 88231 Paid for by the committee to elect David Gallegos, District 61 NM State Representative T REALTY BEA“Your Home is T , AR Just a Hartbeat Away” LL C Services for Jammie Lee Thompson (also known as Jan) will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, March 21, 2014 at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 1222 East Midwest, Hobbs. Cremation will follow under the direction of Calvary Memorial Funeral Home. Jammie Lee Thompson, 52, went home to be Thompson with her Heavenly Father on March 15, 2014 at her home in San Antonio. Jammie was born Aug. 6, 1961 in Hobbs to Jimmy and Hattie Thompson. She attended Hobbs High School and graduated in 1979. Jammie loved school and all sports. Jammie worked at GTE and Verizon and in 2010 after 30years of service Jammie retired and moved to San Antonio, where she lived her last days. Jammie Lee was preceded in death by her parents Jimmy and Hattie Thompson. She leaves behind to cherish her memories and to celebrate her life, son, Michael Bryant Thompson, one grandson Major Bryant Thompson and Christina, mother of Major Bryant Thompson of the home. Five brothers, Donnie R Thompson and wife Gracie of Dallas; Melvin B Thompson of Phoenix; Terry L. Thompson of Kansas; Jerry Thompson and wife Elizabeth of Hobbs; Charles E. Thompson and wife Melissa of Hobbs. Seven sisters, Kayla S. Moore and husband Lowell of Salina, Kan.; Patricia Henry and husband Earl Ray of Lubbock; Carolyn K Thompson; Texas, Sonya Thompson of San Diego; Edna D. Thompson of Hobbs; Cathy Marshall and husband Thera of Hobbs; and Stella Mitchell of Miami, Fla. Jammie also leaves to cherish her memories 33 nephews and nieces and a host of cousins. Jammie also leaves behind close friends Dena Jones, Willie Ann White, Rita Holt, Charlotte Williams, June Jackson, Cathy Sadler, Ed Randall, Barbara Brown, Jennifer and Janet Martin, Dana Sadler and Sherman Smith. of ficiating. Burial will follow in Texas at Gaines Cou-nty C e m e t e r y. All services are under the direction of Boyer Funeral Home of Seminole. Landrum Mr. Landrum was born Aug. 31, 1955 in Seminole, the son of Barbara (Hudspeth) and Paul G. Landrum, Sr. He served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps and married Cassondra Lynch on Sept. 17, 1992 in Seminole. He had lived in Hobbs for the past 22 years. Paul was a member of the Christian Fellowship of Believers in Hobbs. He worked as a drilling consultant for seven years for Chesapeake Oil. With his passing, Paul's knowledge of the oilfield will be greatly missed. He was admired by all who worked with him in the oilfield. Paul was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 63 in Hobbs, and was a 32nd degree Mason, as well as a 32nd degree in the Scottish Rites. He was also a member of the Shriners, where he had served as president. Paul was a member of the NRA, and loved to go fishing and hunting with his kids and grandkids. Paul passed away at St. Luke's Hospital in Houston on March 16, 2014. He is preceded in death by his mother, Barbara; one granddaughter, Makayla; one brother-in-law, Richard Morris, and one nephew, Toby Johnson. He is survived by his wife, Cassondra “Cricket” Landrum of Hobbs; his father, Paul G. Landrum of Carlsbad; three sons, Robert & wife Sara of Hobbs; Paul III of Post Falls, Idaho; and Jason of Andrews; four daughters, Elizabeth & husband Josh of Rathdrum, Idaho; Misty & husband David of Seminole; and Kelsey and Brittany, both of Hobbs; one brother, Billy Landrum & wife Debra of Seminole; one sister, Karen “Kat” Morris of Hobbs; and 19 grandchildren. Former Hobbs News-Sun Publisher Judy Hanna will be the guest speaker at this year’s Jal Chamber of Commerce banquet and her theme spurred the chamber to come up with a new award — the Jal Community Spirit Award. Jal Chamber President P.J. Parker said Hanna came up with the theme for this year’s banquet, Celebrating Community Spirit. After talking with Hanna the board decided it was time for a new community award. “The board thought giving an award to that theme would be good,” Parker said. “Someone who encourages growth and development for the welfare of the whole city. We used to give a business of the year, but they are all business of the year to me so we decided to start new category.” Parker said this year’s recipient of the spirit award epitomizes Christian spirit and giving. “She does so much for the kids,” Parker said. Also recognized at the banquet, which is 6 p.m. tonight at the Jal Community Center, 100 W. Panther, will be the students of the year and a volunteer of the year. Tickets for the event are $10 and can be purchased at the door or by calling Parker at 914-5260. Hanna, a lifelong Lea County resident now residing in Dallas, said in an email her theme is “The Spirit of Jal” and will focus on more than 1,000 Jal people from over the years and the light they have shown throughout the community in the form of a H A Saturday night fire that took the life of a Hobbs resident has been deemed accidental by the fire marshal. “The fire originated in the attic due to an electrical failure,” Hobbs Fire Marshal Eric Enriquez said. “Relatives of the victim indicated that the lights would flicker and breakers would trip at times. This is an indicator that electrical problems are apparent.” Adelee Brice, 91, was declared dead on scene at 3206 North Dal Paso. Enriquez said Brice was found by firefighters inside the house while combating the fire which took about four hours to extinguish. “We responded to a fire at approximately 3 a.m. Saturday,” Enriquez said. “Upon entry, fire crews were trying to extinguish the blaze and they encountered the body. She lived by herself.” Enriquez has been with HFD for five years. He said fatalities during fires are a rare occurrence. “We’ve had two in the last three years,” Enriquez said. “Prior to that we hadn’t had any in 20 years.” The Hobbs Fire Department offers courtesy home inspections and free smoke detectors to the elderly and families with a new born, Enriquez said. Anyone needing a smoke detector can call the Fire Prevention Bureau at 391-8158. Come See Us 1025 W. KANSAS Jerry Hart - Owner/Broker (575) 393-1826 Sponsor of Meals on Wheels 3319 N. Grimes. Suite D, Hobbs, NM 575-392-0266 • Fax 575-392-0257 575.390.1361 Sponsor of Meals On Wheels “The Only Place To Choose For Wedding Announcements & Invitations” Sponsor Of Meals on Wheels PRINTING 517 E. Broadway, Hobbs 393-3261 WAGON WHEEL CAFE 3619 NW County Road • 575-738-0153 Meals on Wheels 6:00 AM to 2:30 PM Sponsor