By Janet Bresenham: CNJ Correspondent After four elections in more than four months, Muleshoe finally has its District 1 city council member. Political newcomer Robert Orozco reveled in the thrill of victory Saturday night, winning a majority vote over the candidate who defeated him for the position in a special election earlier in the year. […]
No re-vote called after ENMU election
April 27, 2004
By Michelle Seeber: Freedom Newspapers Brett Trembly, a senior at Eastern New Mexico University, recently was named student body president — but not until waves created by students opposing his election were smoothed out by the student body’s supreme court. Gary Musgrave, vice president of student affairs and associated students at ENMU, said there were […]
ENMU gets election right … a week later
April 25, 2004
Mike Linn: CNJ news editor With family in Palm Beach County, Fla., I was sure I’d seen it all regarding elections after 2000, when hanging chads and butterfly ballots made more news than Michael Jordan and Barry Bonds combined. But last week a new stream of election chaos shook the quiet campus of Eastern New […]
Decision made in rocky ENMU election
April 20, 2004
By Darrell Todd Maurina: CNJ staff writer In an election marred by confusion, accusations of impropriety and the disqualification of one candidate, a student election board declared Brett Trembly Eastern New Mexico University’s student body president on Monday. Trembly, a senior from Belen, received 278 votes while the incumbent president, Bob Cornelius, received 217 votes. […]
Guzman, Tomasa
March 16, 2004
Tomasa Guzman Services: Have been held. Tomasa Guzman, 55, of Muleshoe, died Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004, near Post, Texas. She was born on Sept. 13, 1948, at La Cruz in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, to Aurelio and Socorro Gallegos. She moved to Muleshoe in 1965 from Delicias in Chihuahua. She married Louis Guzman on […]
Guzman, Louis
March 16, 2004
Louis Guzman Services: Have been held. Louis Guzman, 55, of Muleshoe, died Thursday, Feb. 19, 2004, near Post, Texas. He was born on Nov. 3, 1948, in Snyder, Texas, to Porfirio Felix Guzman and Luz Guzman. He married Tomasa Gallegos on Jan. 12, 1969, in Muleshoe. He was a Vietnam War veteran and served in […]
Texas candidates seek city offices
March 15, 2004
By Michelle Seeber The deadline to file for candidacy in Texas city elections was 5 p.m. Monday. Elections for city positions will be held in May. Muleshoe, Friona and Farwell all have three city offices each for which candidates are seeking election. In Muleshoe, Daniel Guzman, Richard Orozco and Freddy Santos have all filed for […]
Prospective councilmen have differing goals for Muleshoe
February 9, 2004
By Michelle Seeber Daniel Guzman wants to bring new businesses to Muleshoe and continue to see the community progress while Richard Orozco wants more of a sense of community in Muleshoe and to better the road system. They are the final candidates in a runoff election for city councilman, District 1, which tentatively has been […]
Vasquez, Carmen
September 23, 2003
Carmen Vasquez Services: Have been held. Mrs. Carmen Vasquez, 61, of Clovis, a homemaker, died Friday, Aug. 29, 2003, at her home. She was born on March 14, 1942, in Brownsville, Texas, to Eusebio and Aleja Rodriguez Torres. She married Ben Vasquez on Sept. 10, 1959, in Clovis. She was a member of Our Lady […]
Guzman, Joe
August 25, 2003
Joe Guzman Mr. Joe Guzman, 55, of Sandia, Texas, died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2003. He was born on Oct. 22, 1947, in Mathis, Texas. He lived in Sandia for the past five years and was the owner of American Concrete and Stucco. He is survived by his wife, Ofelia Guzman of Sandia; six daughters, Christy […]
