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Come join the Eagles inthe HOMECOMINGPARADE at 4 p.m.Sept. 30. Parade formsare at the Hobbs HighSchool Office, 800 N.Jefferson and are dueno later than Friday,Sept. 23.

STAKED PLAINSROUND-UP is Sept. 15and 16 at the WesternHeritage Museum andLea County CowboyHall of Fame on theNew Mexico JuniorCollege campus.

A BENEFIT DANCE tohelp fund medicalcosts for liver trans-plant candidate andnative Hobbsan ChrisGonzales will be heldfrom 8 p.m.-1 a.m. onSept. 10 at theFraternal Order ofEagles Lodge. ID isrequired to enter.Food and raffle ticketsare available for pur-chase.

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Walk like a penguinWill Rogers Elementary students practice their penguin walk Monday morning during a dance and movementclass they'll attend once a week. The dance instruction, along with associated classes in choir and/or orches-tra, is part of the school's new emphasis on combining traditional learning with the arts this school year.

Brianca Hughesand Will Hugheslook through aviewfinder at 3-Dimages of cavesThursday duringthe Undergroundand Enchantmentexhibit at theWestern HeritageMuseum.

KIMBERLY RYANNEWS-SUN

BETH HAHNNEWS-SUN

A groundbreaking exhibit fea-turing one of the places mosthumans will probably never seewill be in Hobbs until October.

The Western Heritage Museumon the campus of New MexicoJunior College is hosting a three-dimensional glimpse inside theLechuguilla Caves, near Carlsbad.

Because of the caves extensivenetwork and fragility, only a fewscientists and survey teams areallowed to explore the caverns,museum director Calvin Smithsaid during Thursday’s exhibitopening.

“This is very cutting edge,” hesaid of the 3-D photos in theexhibit. “Usually you would haveto go around the world to seesomething like this.”

About 100 area residents attend-ed Thursday’s the “Undergroundof Enchantment” exhibit open-ing.

Loraine Palmares said she wasunaware of the Lechuguilla Caveexhibit, but went to the WesternHeritage Museum to see what wasinside.

“I wanted to check this out,” shesaid.

3-D exhibit provides glimpse inside Lechuguilla Caves

BETH HAHNNEWS-SUN

Two Hobbs police officerspulled a potential burglarnicknamed “Slim” out of achimney late Thursday night.

The man, 22-year-old CrespinShamiwan, is facing chargesof conspiracy to commit bur-glary and burglary.

HPD Officer Scott Wimberlysaid he has never seen any-thing like Thursday’s scene inhis 4.5 years as a police officer.

“Just driving to the scene, Icouldn’t help but shake myhead,” he said Friday. “Andgiven the time of night, I auto-matically thought they’reprobably up to no good.”

Hobbs police and firefighterswere called to 412 E. Abo atabout 11:18 p.m. on Thursdayin response to a man stuck in achimney.

When Wimberly and fellowHPD Officer Patrick Torresarrived, a man was standingon the roof of 412 E. Abo call-ing officers for help.

Wimberly and Torresclimbed up a fence and ontothe roof.

“We looked down in thereand his arms were up in theair,” he said.

While firefighters waited forthe scene to be secured,Wimberly and Torres decidedto pull the man out of thechimney.

“We just reached in andpulled him out,” he said.

Shamiwan reportedly toldofficers he climbed in thechimney to look for his petbird.

Wimberly said he grew suspi-cious of the story when Torresnoticed a woman in the alleybehind the home.

The woman, later identifiedas 27-year-old JenniferHamilton, reportedly told offi-

Would-beburglargets stuckin chimney

LEVI HILLNEWS-SUN

New Mexico’s influenza season does-n’t usually kick up until October, butvaccines are already available at onelocation in Hobbs.

Walgreens is advertising the season-al flu vaccine, which health officialshave said is the same at the vaccinefrom last year, which includes the vac-cination for the H1N1 avian influenzavirus.

Bob English, pharmacist for theWalgreens at Turner and Sanger

streets, said the company planned itsfirst shipments of the vaccine to beavailable by Sept. 1. He said the vac-cine costs $31.99 and is covered bymost insurance plans.

“There is not shortage at all,” hesaid. “The demand is picking up andthe wait is 5-15 minutes.”

English said the vaccine is onlyavailable in shot form and not in thenasal mist. Walk-ins are welcome, hesaid.

Chris Minnick, spokesman for the

New Mexico Department of Health,said the DOH has just received itsshipments of the vaccine, but it is notavailable at public health offices yet.

“We have received our shipment ear-lier than ever this year,” he said. “Ithink that was the good thing thatcame out of H1N1, is the system hasbeen moved up a lot and we are get-ting the vaccine sooner.”

Minnick said the flu season in NewMexico usually begins around late

Flu vaccines available in Hobbs

BETH HAHNNEWS-SUN

New Mexico Junior College’sPannell Library received an archi-tectural award for a $3.8 million ren-ovation that was completed about ayear ago.

The architectural design firm ofDekker, Perich and Sabatini receivedthe 2011 Award of Excellence fromthe National Commercial Real EstateDevelopment Association.

Dekker, Perich and Sabatinidesigned the remodel of PannellLibrary, which was originally a one-story concrete and masonry building

in 1967.The remodel was singled out for

“layout, design and efficiency,”according to the NationalCommercial Real EstateDevelopment Association.

During the 13-month renovationproject, which began in 2009, PannellLibrary was transformed from adark, cramped building into an open,more modern space.

A staircase leading to the secondfloor was removed and replaced witha central skylight, which allows nat-

NMJC library receivesarchitectural award

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Flu shots

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