Tree to Get Fresh Look

WEDNESDAY,NOV. 15, 2017 Inside: 75¢ Police hunt man in series of slayings. — Page 5B Vol. 89 ◆ No. 196 SERVING CLOVIS, PORTALES AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES EasternNewMexicoNews.com Body found in shallow grave ❏ Man identified as Fred Hardy McNeal of Portales. By Paul Wedding ODESSA AMERICAN ODESSA — A body found in a shallow grave in Ector County, Texas, in October has been identified as Fred Hardy McNeal, 26, of Portales. Ector County Sheriff Mike Griffis identified McNeal at a news conference Monday. The Sheriff’s Department said in a “There’s not news release that many McNeal was last seen by family in people that Staff Photo: Jamie Cushman August and come up described him as “a Jonel Goodman helps put up the Christmas tree outside the Curry County Courthouse on Tuesday afternoon. transient known to missing and hang out in West then are found Odessa.” Messages to fami- in shallow ly and friends were graves. It just not immediately Tree to get returned on don’t happen Tuesday, but a that often.” spokesman for the Odessa funeral home handling serv- — Mike Griffis, ices said McNeal Ector County sheriff lived in Portales. fresh look His body was found in the early morn- new ornaments in order to ing hours of Oct. 28 in a shallow grave in ❏ Historical an oil field in far northwest Ector County, “refresh” the look of the tree. Griffis said. foundation assists “The centennial garden (at the There has been no cause of death con- courthouse) was put in in 2009 firmed, Griffis said, and officials have with decorations. and we kind of feel like it’s part yet to get all of the results back from the of the history, the corner there, autopsy. By Jamie Cushman so we thought it would fit in real- Griffis said it’s unknown how long STAFF WRITER ly well to have a hand in (the Staff Photo: Jamie Cushman McNeal’s body had been buried. [email protected] decoration),” Delk said. “There’s not that many people that Randy Sandoval places a branch onto the tree. come up missing and then are found in CLOVIS — It’s beginning to Delk said she hopes the historical foundation remains involved the parade is scheduled to begin She also said the parade will shallow graves. It just don’t happen that look a lot like Christmas outside often,” he said. “Normally if a body is the Curry County Courthouse. with the decorating of the tree in at 6 p.m. on Dec. 2 with floats feature a few new elements this the coming years, possibly found, they’re found out in the open, or Construction of the large making their way down Main year, including a Christmas maybe hidden, but not normally Christmas tree displayed in front switching up the ornaments used Street. bazaar with about 25 businesses buried.” each year. of the courthouse each year The theme for this year’s from the downtown district that Griffis said officials are looking at “I think we’ll probably do this began Tuesday afternoon and is parade is Clovis Christmas will hold open houses and spe- more than one suspect in the investiga- expected to be completed later every year until we can’t any Express, celebrating all things cial sales before and after the tion. today. more,” Delk said. Christmas and train related. ECSO is asking anyone with informa- High Plains Historical With the Christmas tree up, Clovis MainStreet Executive parade. tion related to the case call the ECSO at Foundation President Patsy Delk the annual Clovis Christmas Director Lisa Pellegrino-Spear There will also be a reading of 432-335-3050. said the foundation assisted in Lights Parade can’t be far said the Christmas tree will be lit “The Polar Express” at the the decorating of the tree for the behind. on Dec. 2 around 6 p.m. to kick Clovis-Carver Public Library The News Editor David Stevens first time this year, providing Put on by Clovis MainStreet, off the parade. prior to the parade. contributed to this report. Gunman targets people at random in California town ❏ Man driving stolen tary school, before police shot him and that his roommate was among the “It was very clear at the onset that dead, authorities said. victims. He said the shooter also stole we had an individual that was random- vehicle kills four and The gunfire began shortly before 8 his truck. ly picking targets,” Johnston said. a.m. in the rural community of Rancho “The crazy thing is that the neighbor Witnesses reported hearing gunshots wounds at least 10. Tehama Reserve, a homeowners asso- has been shooting a lot of bullets late- and children screaming at Rancho ciation of modest houses and trailers in ly, hundreds of rounds, large maga- Tehama Elementary School, which has By Don Thompson rolling oak woodlands dotted with zines,” Flint said. “We made it aware one class of students from kindergarten and Paul Elias grazing cattle about 130 miles north of that this guy is crazy and he’s been through fifth grade. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sacramento. threatening us.” Johnston said one student was shot Police offered no immediate word Tehama County Assistant Sheriff at the school and flown by helicopter RANCHO TEHAMA RESERVE, on the assailant’s motive, but a sher- Phil Johnston said officials received to a hospital, and another student was Calif. — A gunman driving stolen iff’s official said the shooter’s neigh- multiple 911 calls about gunfire at an wounded in a car on the way to school. vehicles and choosing his targets at bors had reported a domestic violence intersection of two dirt roads in the He said no one was killed there. random opened fire “without provoca- incident a day earlier. upper reaches of the sparsely populat- “The shooter targeted the school tion” in a tiny rural Northern Brian Flint told the Record ed neighborhood. Minutes later, more from outside the school and shot inside California town Tuesday, killing four Searchlight newspaper in the city of calls reporting shots flooded in from the school with multiple rounds,” people and wounding at least 10 oth- Redding that his neighbor, whom he different locations, including a small ers, including a student at an elemen- knows only as Kevin, was the gunman elementary school. 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Activity: Xbox Saturday ed officers of the Curry that to $4.50 a bushel. Cozzens, superintendent of One free play. Information: 575- ■ Friends of Music POPs 356-3940 Concert — 7 p.m. in the County Farmers Union had Portales Schools, as well as ■ written a letter to United 1972: United States four principals, and mem- Preschool storytime — Campus Union Ballroom, States President Jimmy District Judge Edwin L. bers of the school board. 10:30 a.m. at Portales Public Eastern New Mexico University. Carter asserting that wheat Mecham gave the Portales The suit alleged that the Library. Story: “Thanks and Tickets: $30 general, $20 active and feed grain prices were Municipal Schools 90 days district had “an educational Giving.” Information: 575-356- military and family. Information: 3940 575-562-2377 too low to be fair to produc- to “submit plans for correct- program that is tailored to ■ Stitch Addicts — 6:30 p.m. ■ Family game day — 10 ers. ing alleged discriminatory educate the middle class guage.” at Clovis-Carver Public Library. a.m.-4 p.m. at Clovis-Carver Haney Tate was the new practices affecting child from an English Lesson: Crochet tree skirt. Public Library. Information: president of the local agri- Mexican-American stu- speaking family without Information: 575-763-9687 575-763-9687 Pages Past is compiled culture group, Doug Reid dents” in the district, regard for the educational ■ Gothic Science Fiction ■ Hartley House Festival of was vice president, and Bill according to an article in needs of the child from an by Betty Williamson. and Noir movie — 7:30 p.m. in Trees — 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m. at Patton was secretary-treas- the Clovis News-Journal. environment where Spanish Contact her at: room JWLA 112 at Eastern New Traci’s Greenhouse. All pro- urer. They were elected at The lawsuit was filed by is the predominant lan- [email protected] Mexico University. Movie: “Sleep ceeds go the Hartley House. Dealer.” Information: 575-562- Information: 575-762-0050 1011 ■ Friends of Library book ■ Fall Jazz Concert — 7 sale — 8 a.m.-noon. $1 per bag Jail logs p.m. in Buchanan Hall at Eastern of books. Portales Public Library, ■ Russell Glaser, 58, no insurance ■ Kody Vaughan, 32 New Mexico University. 218 S. Ave. B, Portales. Booked ■ ■ Admission: Free. Information: Information: 575-356-3940 Ted Cleveland, 38, concealing John Willett, 50 ■ The following were booked into ■ 575-562-1011 Curry County Retired & identity Geovanni Garcia, 26 ■ Medicaid meeting — 1 Senior Volunteer Appreciation local jails Monday: ■ Loydale Kirven, 46, probation vio- ■ Joshua Pena, 32 ■ p.m.-5 p.m.

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