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Price Change Spot $99.32 + .28 Posted $95.75 + .50 Sour $88.45 + .50 N. Gas $4.418 - .042 West Texas intermediate Inside Today O IL PRICES Obituaries ...........................2 Mark the date ....................3 Fun & Games ......................7 Weather ..............................8 Sports ..................................9 Classifieds..........................12 TV ......................................13 Lottery...............................14 Community News Spring 2014 Internship applications for THE LEA COUNTY COMMISSION FOR THE ARTS are avail- able for any under- graduate and gradu- ate students interested in interning at the Center for the Arts. An application and required materials must be submitted by Jan. 31. For more infor- mation, call 397-2787. The Western Heritage Museum and Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame is hosting a HOL- IDAY MOVIE at 2 p.m. Sunday. The movie is “White Christmas.” The event is free. For more information call 575-493-2678 or visit www.westernheritage- museumcomplex.com. Lea County officials will swear in INTERIM ASSESSOR Sharla Kennedy at 11 a.m. Monday at the Courthouse. News-Sun Since 1927 ■ No. 309 50 cents JAL ■ EUNICE ■ HOBBS ■ LOVINGTON ■ TATUM ■ SEMINOLE ■ DENVER CITY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2013 After School Special Virus Removal $79.00 Regularly $89.00 Computer Tune - Up Custom build computers 1021 E. Bender, Hobbs, NM (575) 391-NOTE (6683) REBECCA LONG 226 W. Vega Hobbs, NM 88240 575-393-2661 [email protected] auto • home • life • commercial HOBBS SCHOOLS PHOTOS Happy Holidays at Taylor Elementary Kindergartners from Taylor Elementary in Hobbs put on a Christmas program for their parents recently. GABRIELA MUÑOZ NEWS-SUN Students at College Lane, Coronado and Stone Elementary will be greeted with a new entrance after their two-week holiday vaca- tion. Entrances at the schools are being renovated for security purposes. Instead of doors that lead directly into the hallways, entrances will lead to a lobby area that leads to the school office. The renovations, which in total will cost about $2 million, began Friday at Coronado Elementary as soon as students and staff left the campus for the holiday break. The project is part of the $25 mil- lion general obligation bond elec- tion passed in September, which includes the construction of a new elementary school and a new Broadmoor Elementary. “Stone and College Lane are rela- tively simple to do,” said Hobbs Schools Director of Operations Gene Strickland. “It is literally an installation of another storefront at the corner of the hallway where their office is. They are going to be mirrors of each other.” Secondary doorways at both schools will be removed. “That (the second doorway) is coming out,” Strickland said. “It’s in the way and it stays open 100 per- cent of the time. It’s more of a bot- tleneck, so that’s going to come out completely.” Two storefronts will be installed at Sanger Elementary due to the “nature” of the building and the office location, Strickland said. “Sanger is on the list because we feel comfortable that we can get part of it done during Christmas break,” he added. Security work begins CHRISTIAN BETANCOURT NEWS-SUN Investigation continues in the body found at Prairie Heaven cemetery Thursday. “The body was sent to Albuquerque for autopsy,” Hobbs Police Department Public Information Officer Mike Stone said. “The investi- gation is still continuing.” The body of 42-year-old Eddie White of Hobbs was found at Prairie Haven Cemetery Thursday Morning. HPD is investigating the case as a homicide. According to a press release from the Hobbs Police Department, officers responded to Prairie Haven Memorial Park Cemetery in reference to an unresponsive subject. White was pronounced dead at the scene. The cemetery was closed to the pub- lic for much of the day but reopened to the public Thursday afternoon, said Parks and Recreation Superintendent Wade Whitehead. “At about four o’clock we were able to resume services,” Whitehead said. A burial service that was scheduled for Thursday was postponed until Friday morning, said Chapel of Hope co-manager Danielle Hammock. Anyone with information concern- ing this death is asked to call Hobbs Police Criminal Investigation Division at 397-9265 or Crime Stoppers at 393-8005. Christian Betancourt can be reached at [email protected] or 391-5446. Investigation of cemetery murder continuing Dan Shackelford, Robert Lujan and Manuel Gonzales accept toy donations from Heizer educators Joe Clarkson and Glenda Bearden. GABRIELA MUÑOZ NEWS-SUN This week staff members at Heizer Middle School arrived at school with stuffed animals, toy trucks and dolls in tow. For the holiday season, the teachers and other staff at the middle school decided to include a toy donation with their annual, staff Secret Santa gift. The donations will benefit Toys For Tots, a drive hosted by the Marine Corps League Det. 1185. “Those who participated in Secret Santa also brought toys for the kids,” said Language Arts teacher Joe Clarkson. Clarkson said participating staff were encour- aged to donate a toy that best represented their “secret Santa.” Clarkson donated Play-Doh and a remote-con- trolled car, which she felt represented the teacher who was her secret Santa. “I got Play-Doh because she strikes me as kind of artsy,” Clarkson said, “and I thought the car would appeal to her sense of adventure.” Marine Corps League Commandant Dan Shackelford was on hand to accept the dona- tions Friday morning. Heizer teachers donate toys for kids ■ HOBBS SCHOOLS ■ 350 Hobbs children expected to benefit from Toys for Tots drive this year SEE SECURITY, Page 6 SEE TOYS, Page 6
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Obituaries ...........................2Mark the date ....................3Fun & Games ......................7Weather ..............................8Sports ..................................9Classifieds..........................12TV ......................................13Lottery...............................14
Community News
Spring 2014 Internshipapplications for THELEA COUNTYCOMMISSION FORTHE ARTS are avail-able for any under-graduate and gradu-ate students interestedin interning at theCenter for the Arts. Anapplication andrequired materialsmust be submitted byJan. 31. For more infor-mation, call 397-2787.
The Western HeritageMuseum and LeaCounty Cowboy Hall ofFame is hosting a HOL-IDAY MOVIE at 2 p.m.Sunday. The movie is“White Christmas.”The event is free. Formore information call575-493-2678 or visitwww.westernheritage-museumcomplex.com.
Lea County officials willswear in INTERIMASSESSOR SharlaKennedy at 11 a.m.Monday at theCourthouse.
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HOBBS SCHOOLS PHOTOS
Happy Holidays at Taylor ElementaryKindergartners from Taylor Elementary in Hobbs put on a Christmas program for their parents recently.
GABRIELA MUÑOZNEWS-SUN
Students at College Lane,Coronado and Stone Elementarywill be greeted with a new entranceafter their two-week holiday vaca-tion.
Entrances at the schools are beingrenovated for security purposes.
Instead of doors that lead directlyinto the hallways, entrances willlead to a lobby area that leads to theschool office.
The renovations, which in totalwill cost about $2 million, beganFriday at Coronado Elementary assoon as students and staff left thecampus for the holiday break.
The project is part of the $25 mil-lion general obligation bond elec-tion passed in September, whichincludes the construction of a newelementary school and a newBroadmoor Elementary.
“Stone and College Lane are rela-tively simple to do,” said HobbsSchools Director of OperationsGene Strickland. “It is literally aninstallation of another storefront atthe corner of the hallway wheretheir office is. They are going to bemirrors of each other.”
Secondary doorways at bothschools will be removed.
“That (the second doorway) iscoming out,” Strickland said. “It’sin the way and it stays open 100 per-cent of the time. It’s more of a bot-tleneck, so that’s going to come outcompletely.”
Two storefronts will be installedat Sanger Elementary due to the“nature” of the building and theoffice location, Strickland said.
“Sanger is on the list because wefeel comfortable that we can getpart of it done during Christmasbreak,” he added.
Securityworkbegins
CHRISTIAN BETANCOURTNEWS-SUN
Investigation continues in the bodyfound at Prairie Heaven cemeteryThursday.
“The body was sent to Albuquerquefor autopsy,” Hobbs PoliceDepartment Public InformationOfficer Mike Stone said. “The investi-gation is still continuing.”
The body of 42-year-old Eddie Whiteof Hobbs was found at Prairie HavenCemetery Thursday Morning. HPD isinvestigating the case as a homicide.
According to a press release fromthe Hobbs Police Department, officersresponded to Prairie Haven MemorialPark Cemetery in reference to anunresponsive subject.
White was pronounced dead at the
scene.The cemetery was closed to the pub-
lic for much of the day but reopenedto the public Thursday afternoon,said Parks and RecreationSuperintendent Wade Whitehead.
“At about four o’clock we were ableto resume services,” Whitehead said.
A burial service that was scheduledfor Thursday was postponed until
Friday morning, said Chapel of Hopeco-manager Danielle Hammock.
Anyone with information concern-ing this death is asked to call HobbsPolice Criminal InvestigationDivision at 397-9265 or CrimeStoppers at 393-8005.
Christian Betancourt can be reached [email protected] or 391-5446.
Investigation of cemetery murder continuing
Dan Shackelford, Robert Lujan and Manuel Gonzalesaccept toy donations from Heizer educators JoeClarkson and Glenda Bearden.
GABRIELA MUÑOZNEWS-SUN
This week staff members at Heizer MiddleSchool arrived at school with stuffed animals,toy trucks and dolls in tow.
For the holiday season, the teachers and otherstaff at the middle school decided to include atoy donation with their annual, staff SecretSanta gift. The donations will benefit Toys ForTots, a drive hosted by the Marine CorpsLeague Det. 1185.
“Those who participated in Secret Santa alsobrought toys for the kids,” said Language Artsteacher Joe Clarkson.
Clarkson said participating staff were encour-aged to donate a toy that best represented their“secret Santa.”
Clarkson donated Play-Doh and a remote-con-trolled car, which she felt represented theteacher who was her secret Santa.
“I got Play-Doh because she strikes me as kindof artsy,” Clarkson said, “and I thought the carwould appeal to her sense of adventure.”
Marine Corps League Commandant DanShackelford was on hand to accept the dona-tions Friday morning.
Heizer teachers donate toys for kids
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� 350 Hobbs childrenexpected to benefit from Toysfor Tots drive this year
SEE SECURITY, Page 6
SEE TOYS, Page 6
