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The LOVINGTON
CHAMBER of Commerce
is hosting “Give Yourself
the Credit” seminar on
Sept. 13 at the Lovington
Chamber of Commerc,
201 S. Main. Presented by
Mark Roddenberry of
Estacado Credit Union,
participants will learn
about understanding
your credit score, debt
ratios and credit ratings.
For more information,
call 396-5311.
Station One Preschool’s
10th annual RIDE TO
REMEMBER will take
place Tuesday, Sept. 11, at
7:30 p.m. at Station One
Preschool’s former building, 601 W. Navajo, and
then parade to Jack
Gomez Boulevard and
Lovington Highway to
the firefighter memorial.
The ride this year is dedicated to Linda Gideon,
Ron Walker and K9 Sage.
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
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City discusses truck bypass
South Hobbs residents express concerns about truck traffic
HELENA RODRIGUEZ
NEWS-SUN
Increased truck traffic in south
Hobbs was a major topic at Tuesday’s
Hobbs City Commission meeting.
The increase of traffic led some
Hobbs citizens to approach the
Commission in regards to a truck
bypass for south Hobbs.
Patricia Taylor, president of the
newly-formed
Hobbs
African
American Chamber of Commerce, as
well as Helen Houston, office manager for the African American chamber,
shared their concerns of increased
traffic by diesels, oilfield and
roustabout trucks speeding, running
some red lights ands in residential
neighborhoods.
“The truck traffic in south Hobbs
has gotten bad and I think it will
relieve a lot of traffic through neighborhoods if we had a truck bypass,”
said Taylor. “Where does the bypass
in South Hobbs stand right now? It is
getting rough there with the trucks
commuting.”
Mayor Sam Cobb said there are no
current plans right now to build a
truck bypass in Hobbs, but noted that
federal funds have been earmarked
for a truck bypass as long as 20 years
ago. He said the funds are in city coffers but have not been used.
“We think we owe you a plan,” Cobb
told Taylor and added that he already
had plans to meet with the city’s engineering department on Wednesday
and would bring up the matter.
Commissioner Garry Buie said that
the state highway department came to
Hobbs to discuss the matter and
believes it is now being worked out
with the state.
Todd Randall, the city engineer, said
that the state has
rejected previous
plans for a truck
bypass in south
Hobbs but said they
are working on the
matter and are currently dealing with
right-of-way issues.
Randall promised
to
provide
the
mayor with a more
extensive
update Cobb
during their meeting this week.
City
Commissioner
Marshall
Newman also suggested that Taylor
contact representatives from the
Department of Transportation about
any concerns regarding the driving of
truckers.
When Newman suggested some
truckers may be bypassing the port of
entry on the Seminole Highway,
Commissioner Crystal Mullins said
that at least one owner of a trucking
company resides in south Hobbs, so
they may not necessarily be bypassing the port of entry. However, Taylor
said that she has observed the trucking traffic and said many trucks have
Texas license plates.
“I think they are coming from
Stanolind Road to Main Street and
then down the Seminole highway,”
Taylor said.
Taylor said that the trucking traffic
has not been a “nuisance” in south
Hobbs until about four or five months
ago, when local work must have
picked up.
Houston said she has observed
trucks having problems making turns
at the intersections of Main Street
and Dal Paso due to their size and said
one truck appeared close to flipping.
Houston also said she has pictures of
State reps
review
algae regs
A LADIES BIBLE STUDY
group is meeting on
Thursdays at Taylor
Memorial Baptist Church,
1700 E. Yeso, from 9:3011:30 a.m. at the Fellowship Hall. For more information, call Margaret
Wootten at 393-6033.
BETH HAHN
NEWS-SUN
Xtreme Fitness is hosting a
ZUMBATHON PARTY in
Pink Friday from 7-8:30
p.m. at 305 N. Turner. The
charity event benefits
Susan G. Komen for the
cure to fund breast cancer research, education,
screening and treatment
programs. There will be
door prizes and zumba
instructors. Tickets are
$10 and can be purchased in advance or at
the event. For more
information or to purchase tickets call Claudia
Anchondo at 942-0015.
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Mark the date ....................3
Arts & Entertainment.........4
Fun & Games ......................5
Weather ..............................6
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September 7, 2012
9:00 am until 3:00 pm
TERMS
All items in this sale will be sold as is where is to the
highest bidder. All accounts must be settled, paid in full,
on Sale day. We will accept cash, cashier’s checks,
personal or company check. Please have proper identification with you. All checks are to be made payable to
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DANIEL RUSSELL/NEWS-SUN
Training completed
Certified nurse aides recently completed training at a class sponsored by Hobbs Healthcare. Pictured are the
instructor Carol Helton, left, and CNA graduates Cheyenne Seigman, Shellby Norton, Vanessa Talavera and
Aboney Young. Not pictured was graduate Aurora Orosco. For more information about training to be a CNA,
call Hobbs Healthcare at 392-6845. The next class will start in a few months.
Museum to open Native
American powwow exhibit
FOR THE NEWS-SUN
Power of the Drum: the Native America
Powwow, an intimate look into the ritual
and significance of a traditional native
America ceremony will open at the
Western Heritage Museum and Lea
County Cowboy Hall of Fame on the campus of NMJC on Sept. 6, 2012 and will run
through Nov. 20.
The exhibition, which will open in collaboration with the annual Staked Plains
Roundup, to be held on the NMJC campus
Sept. 13 and 14, will examine the tradition,
clothing, and imagery that make up a traditional Powwow experience.
“We are absolutely thrilled to be able to
present this unique experience about one
of the most important Native American
traditions.” said Darrell Beauchamp,
executive director of the Western
Heritage Museum and Lea County
Cowboy Hall of Fame. “Our visitors will
be able to experience the sights and
sounds, and artifacts of a traditional ceremony.”
The exhibition is curated by the Western
Heritage Museum curator Erin Anderson,
working in association with Rev. Calvin
Hill, pastor of St. Paul's Methodist Church
in Hobbs. Hill, a Native American, who
will serve as the Master of Ceremonies for
the Powwow at the Staked Plains
Roundup, and has been instrumental in
helping the museum to acquire artifacts
for the exhibition.
“For many years, Powwows were closed
to the public for various reasons. Now the
American Indians welcome anyone who
has a true interest in the culture and fellowship of this event.” Hill continued,
“Powwows are a great source of learning
about Native American culture.”
Additional artifacts for the exhibition
were loaned by the Artesia Historical
SEE REVIEW, Page 3
Calvin Hill
dances in
his Native
American
dress. Hill, a
minister in
Hobbs, helped
put together
Power of the
Drum, a look
at traditional
native
American
ceremonies.
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ESTATE OF DON CAVINESS
PUBLIC NOTICE:
1405 CAMINO REAL • HOBBS, NM
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 • 10:04 a.m.
I really appreciate everyone who
attends our auctions, but at this
particular sale, no children under 12
will be allowed to attend. There will
also be no food or drink allowed inside
the home. Thank you!
Auction conducted by: James Cecil Auctioneers
575-393-4917 or 575-631-1049
Paul Laur, president of
Eldorado Biofuels, was nothing but polite Wednesday
afternoon during a New
Mexico Legislative Radioactive and Hazardous Materials
committee meeting at New
Mexico Junior College.
Laur previewed one of
Eldorado’s projects, which is
currently under construction
west of Jal, to the committee.
“We are in a very good situation,” he said of New Mexico.
“There is ample sunshine,
large surface area and we’re
not competing with (food)
crops for space.”
Laur was complimentary of
the state and told the committee, comprised of state senators and representatives, that
New Mexico has an opportunity to be a leader in the biofuels
industry.
Sen. Carroll Leavell, R-Jal,
though, stopped Laur.
“Some people at the state
level have been less than
receptive,” said Leavell, who
represents the area impacted
by the project. “At least one
person in a state department
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HOBBS NEWS-SUN • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
Mark the
T O D AY
S AT U R D AY
Legislative meeting
Dog Daze
The New Mexico Legislative
Radioactive
&
Hazardous
Materials will meet at the New
Mexico Junior College’s Bob
Moran multipurpose room on
Wednesday, Sept. 5 at 10 a.m.
Agenda items include WIPP and a
tour of URENCO USA on
Thursday, Sept. 6.
The annual Dog Daze of Summer
will be at Del Norte Pool to allow
your dog to swim. Shot clinic
begins at 10 a.m. and the dog
swim is from 1-3 p.m. For more
information, call 397-9291.
Powwow exhibit
The Hobbs Branch of the NAACP
will hold an election of a nominating committee at 1 p.m. at
Booker
T.
Washington
Elementary School. This nominating committee will discuss and
nominate people for officers to
be elected on Nov. 3. All members current 30 days prior to the
meeting may be nominated. For
information call Earlene Johnson
at 393-0777.
The Power of the Drum exhibition,
located in the north gallery of
the Western Heritage Museum
will have an opening reception
and presentation on at 5:30 p.m..
For more information call 575492-2678. Power of the Drum:
the Native America Powwow, an
intimate look into the ritual and
significance of a traditional
native America ceremony.
F R I D AY
Party in Pink
Xtreme Fitness is hosting a
Zumbathon from 7 - 8:30 at 305
North Turner in Hobbs. The
Zumbathon charity event benefits Susan G. Komen for the cure
to fund breast cancer research,
education, screening and treatment programs. There will be
door prizes and 15 Zumba
instructors from the area are
scheduled to participate. Tickets
are $10 and cam be purchased in
advance or at the event. For more
information or to purchase tickets call Claudia Anchondo at 9420015.
“Fiesta de Amor”
dommunity dinner
The Prison Door, Inc. ministry of
Roswell will host a “Fiesta de
Amor” revival dinner for the community at 7 p.m. at the Lea
County Event Center prior to its
two-day revival inside of the Lea
County Corrections Facility. Corrections officers, law enforcement
people, parents and family of
inmates and community leaders
are especially invited to the event.
For more information call Johnny
Gonzales at 575-317-1769.
date
NAACP election of
officers
Quilt workshop
In September, the Center for the
Arts will be hosting "Joyce and
Friends-A Quilting Evolution"
This quilting exhibit will showcasing the transition of quilting
from a practical art form in bedding to the unlimited use of
quilting techniques as both decorative and a strictly artistic medium. It will be featuring works
from the prayer quilting group
from First United Methodist
Church of Hobbs. The exhibit will
be displayed through the month
of September. Joyce Walker will
be hosting a quilting workshop
1:30-3 p.m., Sept. 8, in connection
with the exhibit. At the workshop you will create a small landscape quilt using fabric and dryer
lint. Cost for the work shop is $25
and includes all materials need to
complete the project. No previous quilting experience is needed
just the desire to have a good
time learning about this unique
form of quilting. Call 575-3972787, stop by the Center for the
Arts
or
email
[email protected] to register for the workshop.
Open Range Cowboys
The Open Range Cowboys
Association will meet at 10:30
a.m. at the Masonic Lodge, 18 W.
Washington, in Lovington. For
more information, call 390-8777.
Book discussion
The Pannell Library on the NMJC
campus is hosting a civil war
books discussion on Saturdays
beginning with Sept. 8 in the
upper level of Pannell Library on
the NMJC campus. The book discussions are at 2 pm. Folks can
attend for one or all of the book
discussions in room 216 on the
upper level. Professor Dwight
Pitcaithley of NMSU will be leading the discussions. It is free and
attendees get to keep the book.
The first book is Geraldine
Brooks: March Part 1: America’s
War anthology. For more information, call 492-2873.
Educational Retirees
The Lea County Association of
Educational Retirees will meet at
Ranchers Steakhouse & Buffet,
2022 North Turner in Hobbs. The
Dutch lunch is at 11:30 a.m. All
educational retirees and their
spouses are invited to attend and
learn how community libraries
provide citizens far more
resources than just the books on
the shelves.
Luau
Above, approximately 100 people attended Desert Garden’s
annual luau last
week for residents
and guests.
Open house
The Hobbs Masonic Lodge, 2400 N.
Jefferson, by the Scottish Rite will
have an open house from 9-11
a.m.
Lea County dance
Left, Jody Dallas, a
resident of Desert
Gardens, plays the
piano at the luau,
entertaining the
crowd.
The Lea County Dance at the VFW
in Lovington, one mile north of
Lovington
on
the
Tatum
Highway, will be from 7-9:30 p.m.
Cost is $5 per person with potluck
refreshments. Texas Stars with
Guitars will play.
DANIEL RUSSELL
NEWS-SUN
GUIDELINES
READERS ARE WELCOME to submit items to the free Mark the
Date calendar. The event should
have a local connection, be open
to the public and provide contact
information. E-mail items to [email protected].
Two Texas prisons to get phone restriction devices
HOUSTON (AP) — Two
Texas prisons that have had
serious problems with cellphones being smuggled to
inmates are getting electronic
help to block phone calls coming from inside the lockups.
The new “managed access
system” will allow calls from
inside only to approved numbers, according to Texas
Department
of
Criminal
Justice Executive Director
Brad Livingston. That complies with federal law, which
prohibits electronic devices
that jam all phone calls.
The Stiles Unit in Beaumont
and the McConnell Unit in
Beeville have seen the most
contraband phones and will
get the blocking system within
about six months.
The new technology is similar to what’s already used successfully in California prisons.
It intercepts cellphone signals
and has the ability to block
other unauthorized communication attempts, such as
emails, texts and internet logons, the prison agency said
Wednesday. It doesn’t interfere
with radio communications,
911 calls or other approved
electronic devices.
The system works through
the vendor that handles pay
phone calls made by inmates
in all 111 state prisons.
The problem of smuggled
phones drew attention four
years ago when condemned
inmate Richard Tabler, from
his cell on death row, used one
to threaten state Sen. John
Whitmire of Houston.
“It’s about time,” Whitmire,
chairman of the Senate
Criminal Justice Committee,
said at a hearing Tuesday in
Austin.
Livingston said there are no
plans to extend the blocking
system to other prisons.
The
Austin
AmericanStatesman
reported
(http://bit.ly/OZBsD2)
148
smuggled cellphones were confiscated last year at Stiles and
88 at McConnell.
“These two prisons have had
the most significant ongoing
problems with (smuggled) cellphones, and that’s why they
were selected,” Livingston
said.
Tabler’s threatening calls led
to a lockdown of all Texas prisons and intense inspections to
uncover contraband. In 2009,
1,110 phones were found,
another 791 in 2010, 630 last
year and 428 this year through
July 31.
“Contraband cellphones pose
a direct threat to the safety and
security of correctional institutions,” prison spokesman
Jason Clark said. “Offenders
can use cellphones to organize
criminal activity, plan escapes
and contact crime victims.”
Besides shakedowns, the
agency also uses specialized
search teams, cellphone detection dogs, mobile detection
technology and surveillance
cameras, Clark said.
Tabler also made threats
against
an
AmericanStatesman reporter, but has
since written the newspaper
and apologized, saying he has
found God.
Tabler is awaiting execution
for a double slaying in Killeen
in 2004. He’s also confessed to
killing two others.
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told (Laur) to take his project
to Pecos, Texas. I don’t think
that’s the kind of attitude we
need coming from our state
departments.”
Laur said during the past several
months,
Eldorado
Biofuels ran into several roadblocks at the state level while
applying for licenses for the
Jal algae project.
For example, under one set of
state regulations, the algae
project is classified as an oil
well, Laur said.
Under another set of regulations, the algae project is considered a dairy.
Eldorado is planning to use
produced water — that is,
water injected underground to
bring oil and gas products to
the surface — to grow algae.
Laur said the algae can digest
many of the byproducts in produced water. The algae can
then be converted into petroleum-type products ranging
from plastics and cosmetics to
jet fuel.
“Anything that can be made
from petroleum can be made
from algae,” Laur told the committee.
Eldorado chose to build one
algae project near Jal because
of the availability of produced
water.
Rep. Jim Hall, R-Los Alamos,
said he would like to see state
regulations changed to be
more friendly to algae projects.
“It appears our state policy
could be behind the development of new technologies,” he
said.
Laur said the U.S. Navy is
looking for ways to reduce the
amount of petroleum it uses.
“You can power large vessels
with nuclear (energy), you can
power cities with solar and
wind,” he said. “But it’s awfully hard to fly a jet with those
technologies.”
Laur said the time is right for
New Mexico to become a
leader in biofuel production.
Eventually, biofuels made in
New Mexico could power U.S.
Navy fleets, he said.
Rep. Don Bratton, R-Hobbs,
said he is pleased with
Eldorado’s plan to use oilfield
wastewater.
“There’s a lot of produced
water in this state,” he said. “If
we can put it to use, it would be
a great value.”
The committee made no decisions regarding Eldorado during Wednesday’s hearing.
Beth Hahn can be reached at
reporter3@hobbsnews. com or by
calling 391-5436.
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